Early treatment with IV furosemide within 60 min improves clinical outcomes in acute heart attack patients, says a latest study published in Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology. These results highlight the significance of early diuretics initiation in AHF patients. Acute heart failure (AHF) is a life-threatening disease requiring immediate initiation of loop diuretics. Although this is accepted protocol, it has only been evaluated using retrospective data.
Recently, a multicenter study called REALITY-AHF (Registry Focused on Very Early Presentation and Treatment in Emergency Department of Acute Heart Failure) evaluated the impact of time to loop diuretic treatment on clinical outcome in AHF patients admitted to the ED. Methods 1,291 patients were included in this prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study. Patients with AHF were enrolled immediately after arrival to…
