title: Is diuretic withdrawal safe in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction? A retrospective analysis of our outpatient cohort.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation IRCCS - ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione, via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: gromano@ismett.edu.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation IRCCS - ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione, via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation IRCCS - ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione, via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bellavia
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation IRCCS - ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione, via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agnese
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation IRCCS - ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione, via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clemenza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004232:Diuretics
keywords: Diuretics; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Natriuretic peptides