title: Loop diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure: necessary? Evil? A necessary evil?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. michael.felker@duke.edu
authors.forename: G Michael
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Felker
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braunwald
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors