title: Renin-Angiotensin-aldosterone system activation during decongestion in acute heart failure: friend or foe?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Doctoral School for Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frederik H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Verbrugge
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: W H Wilson
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Electronic address: wilfried.mullens@zol.be.
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mullens
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin
keywords: acute heart failure; aldosterone; diuretics; renin; ultrafiltration