{"title":"Evolving Decongestion Strategies in the Management of Acute Heart Failure.","authors":"Jeffrey George, W H Wilson Tang","doi":"10.1007/s11936-025-01125-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To provide an overview of the latest evidence-based treatment strategies for acute heart failure (HF), with a significant focus on recent clinical trials and their associated implications within clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Recent studies have highlighted the effectiveness of urine sodium-guided decongestion, segmental nephron blockade, disease-modifying therapies, and the use of maintenance diuretics. These approaches have demonstrated significant improvements in patient outcomes, including better decongestion, reduced hospital admissions, and improved survival rates.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>The findings suggest a multifaceted, evidence-based approach is necessary for the effective management of acute HF. Implementing urine sodium-guided decongestion and segmental nephron blockade can enhance diuretic efficiency while disease-modifying therapies improve long-term outcomes. Maintenance diuretics play a crucial role in preventing recurrent hospitalizations.</p>","PeriodicalId":35912,"journal":{"name":"Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"27 1","pages":"71"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12535541/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-025-01125-y","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/10/18 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose of review: To provide an overview of the latest evidence-based treatment strategies for acute heart failure (HF), with a significant focus on recent clinical trials and their associated implications within clinical practice.
Recent findings: Recent studies have highlighted the effectiveness of urine sodium-guided decongestion, segmental nephron blockade, disease-modifying therapies, and the use of maintenance diuretics. These approaches have demonstrated significant improvements in patient outcomes, including better decongestion, reduced hospital admissions, and improved survival rates.
Summary: The findings suggest a multifaceted, evidence-based approach is necessary for the effective management of acute HF. Implementing urine sodium-guided decongestion and segmental nephron blockade can enhance diuretic efficiency while disease-modifying therapies improve long-term outcomes. Maintenance diuretics play a crucial role in preventing recurrent hospitalizations.
期刊介绍:
This journal aims to review the most important, recently published treatment-related advances in cardiovascular medicine. By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal intends to elucidate novel approaches to treatment in those affected by the spectrum of cardiovascular-related diseases and conditions. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and stroke, heart failure, pediatric and congenital heart disease, and valvular, myocardial, pericardial, and cardiopulmonary diseases. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. We also provide commentaries from well-known figures in the field, and an international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research.