Postinfarct heart failure: role of diuretic therapy.
There can be no doubt that ACE inhibitors prolong survival in patients with a low ejection fraction. There is no evidence whether or not diuretics have the same effect. The pathophysiology of asymptomatic patients with poor left ventricular function differs from that of patients with the clinical syndrome of heart failure, and different treatments may well be needed. Diuretics still have a crucial role in the relief of symptoms.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
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Hampton
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004232:Diuretics