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Effects on survival of loop diuretic dosing in ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure using a propensity score analysis

Frank Lloyd Dini, Stefano Ghio, Catherine Klersy, Andrea Rossi, Anca Simioniuc, Laura Scelsi, Franco Tarro Genta, Maria Antonietta Cicoira, Luigi Tavazzi, Pier Luigi Temporelli

International Journal of Clinical Practice · 2013 · 44 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

In outpatients with CHF, after stratification for the propensity score, the risk of death increased linearly across quartiles of furosemide daily dose. A threshold furosemide dose of 50 mg was related with the worse outcome.

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