Cohort Study of Initial Diuretic Dosing and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure: Insights From the Cardiovascular Quality Improvement and Care Innovation Consortium
In a cohort of patients admitted for heart failure, more than 1 in 3 patients received an initial dose of intravenous loop diuretics that was lower than or equivalent to their home diuretic dose, and the initial dose was associated with length of hospital stay and acute kidney injury.
Authors
- Stephanie J Irausquin
- D. Gupta
- Nicholas K. Brownell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-0808)
- Erica Kwok
- Naureen Qadri
- Chelsey Thomas
- Abhinav Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2648-5627)
- Joseph E. Ebinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0587-1572)
- William E. Downey
- P. Michael Ho
- Benjamin M. Scirica
- R. Kannan Mutharasan
- Sandeep R. Das
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Allina Health (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Catalyst (GB)
- Atrium Medical Cente (US)
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (US)
- Hope Heart Institute (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.038783
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00