The potential toxicity of loop diuretics in patients with cardiovascular complications

Authors

  • Grzegorz Liczner Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz
  • Michał Wiciński Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz
  • Bartosz Malinowski Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz
  • Mateusz Ozorowski Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz
  • Karolina Długi Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz
  • Sebastian Rewerski Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie 9, 85-090 Bydgoszcz

Keywords

loop diuretics, furosemide, torasemide

Abstract

A patient with cardiovascular complications is a proper candidate for a diuretic treatment. Here, loop diuretics are the drugs with the greatest strength and time of acting, especially when used in urgent cases like exacerbation of heart failure is overhydration due, pulmonary edema and renal failure. Conducting treatment in Those conditions and the physician should keep in mind and rational dosage of drugs mentioned, the interactions with others and also medicaments patient's comorbidities. Besides of advantages With diuretic treatment, in still observe Increasing the number of its side effects, Which are the real threat for patients' life. Key words: loop diuretics, furosemide, torasemide

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2018-12-14

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LICZNER, Grzegorz, WICIŃSKI, Michał, MALINOWSKI, Bartosz, OZOROWSKI, Mateusz, DŁUGI, Karolina and REWERSKI, Sebastian. The potential toxicity of loop diuretics in patients with cardiovascular complications. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 14 December 2018. Vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 269-274. [Accessed 23 May 2025].

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Vol. 8 No. 12 (2018)

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Short Articles

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