Higher Doses of Diuretic Prove Effective at Treating Fluid Excess in Some Heart Failure Patients (IMAGE)

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

Higher Doses of Diuretic Prove Effective at Treating Fluid Excess in Some Heart Failure Patients

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Shweta Bansal, M.D., a nephrologist at UT Health San Antonio, coauthored a study showing high-dose spironolactone effectively and safely treated fluid overload in heart failure patients who were not responding to other diuretics.

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