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The aim of this study is to compare the effects of high-dose furosemide versus low-dose furosemide combined with low-dose dopamine on diuresis, renal function, electrolyte balance, and 60-day post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure.
Worsening renal function (WRF) and hypokalemia related to diuretic use for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are common and portend poor prognosis. Low dose dopamine infusion improves renal perfusion. Whether dopamine infusion improves diuresis and/or reduces renal complication in ADHF is not known. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of high-dose furosemide (HDF, 40 mg furosemide bolus IV, followed by continuous IV infusion of 20 mg/h for a total of 8 hours) vs. low-dose furosemide combined with low-dose dopamine (LDFD, 40 mg furosemide bolus IV, followed by continuous IV infusion of 5 mg/h furosemide plus 5μg/kg/min dopamine for a total of 8 hours) on diuresis, renal function, electrolyte balance, and 60-day post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized with ADHF.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-dose furosemide | Active Comparator | High-dose furosemide (HDF): 20 mg/h continuous IV administration for 8 hours |
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| low-dose dopamine + low-dose furosemide | Active Comparator | Low-dose furosemide combined with low-dose dopamine (LDFD): continuous IV administration of 5 mg/h furosemide combined with 5 μg/kg/min dopamine for a total of 8 hours |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furosemide | Drug | High-dose furosemide(HDF, furosemide 20 mg/h intravenously) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year mortality or rehospitalization (all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular, and due to worsening heart failure). | 1-year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 60-day mortality or rehospitalization (all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular, and due to worsening heart failure). | 60 days post discharge |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
the investigators will exclude patients with:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filippos Triposkiadis, MD | Contact | +30 2410682821 | ftriposkiadis@yahoo.com | |
| Gregory Giamouzis, MD | Contact | +30 6937212670 | ggiamou@emory.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Giamouzis, MD | Larissa University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Filippos Triposkiadis, MD | Larissa University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Cardiology, Larissa University Hospital | Recruiting | Larissa | Larissa | 411 10 | Greece |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21111980 | Derived | Giamouzis G, Butler J, Starling RC, Karayannis G, Nastas J, Parisis C, Rovithis D, Economou D, Savvatis K, Kirlidis T, Tsaknakis T, Skoularigis J, Westermann D, Tschope C, Triposkiadis F. Impact of dopamine infusion on renal function in hospitalized heart failure patients: results of the Dopamine in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DAD-HF) Trial. J Card Fail. 2010 Dec;16(12):922-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.07.246. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| D007008 | Hypokalemia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014883 | Water-Electrolyte Imbalance |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005665 | Furosemide |
| D004298 | Dopamine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013424 | Sulfanilamides |
| D013449 | Sulfonamides |
| D000577 | Amides |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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| low-dose dopamine + low-dose furosemide |
| Drug |
low-dose furosemide combined with low-dose dopamine (LDFD, furosemide 5 mg/h plus dopamine 5μg/kg/min intravenously) |
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| Department of Cardiology, Volos General Hospital | Recruiting | Volos | Magnesia | 382 21 | Greece |
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| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D000814 |
| Aniline Compounds |
| D000588 | Amines |
| D013450 | Sulfones |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
| D015306 | Biogenic Monoamines |
| D001679 | Biogenic Amines |
| D002395 | Catecholamines |
| D002396 | Catechols |
| D010636 | Phenols |
| D001555 | Benzene Derivatives |
| D006841 | Hydrocarbons, Aromatic |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |