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Heart Failure and Cardiac Device Specialist / HFA Board Member / @ZOLziekenhuis / @Uhasselt / #HFA_ESC / #HeartFailure / #Diuretics / #CardioRenal / #ADVOR /CRT
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Nov 5, 2022 9 tweets 7 min read
Breaking News @AHAScience with #TRANSFORMHF - the largest (N=2859) ambulatory #heartfailure diuretic trial to determine if torsemide would be superior to furosemide to ⬇️ reduce all-cause mortality - what a huge accomplishment of @robmentz et al!!! (1/9)
sciencedirect.com/science/articl… At first sight 'no need to transform your practice' as both are similarly effective for mortality (2/9)
Oct 11, 2022 10 tweets 6 min read
Tweetorial on #vasodilators for low-output #heartfailure
to improve hemodynamics which help to decongest better and allow introduction/uptitration of neurohumorel blockers.
(as addendum to ) (1/10) Normal heart = preload dependent (2/10)
Apr 27, 2022 9 tweets 11 min read
Results of the randomized #ADVOR trial are soon coming your way! It's the largest diuretic trial in acute #heartfailure ever conducted (N=519) and will test acetazolamide on top of loop diuretics. Recruitment is finished and full database lock is anticipated. Find out more (1/9). Image Appropriate and thorough decongestion is class I recommendation in HFA-ESC guidelines (2/9).
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/arti…
#Cardiotwitter #Cardiology #FOAMed #Cardiorenal #MedEd #MedTwitter #Nephrology #ADVOR #HeartFailure2022 #HFA_ESC Image
Apr 12, 2022 9 tweets 9 min read
What to do if the eGFR drops from 50 to 42 ml/min/m2 during decongestive therapy in acute #HeartFailure ?
Short #Tweetorial on worsening renal function (WRF) (1/9).
#Cardiotwitter #Cardiology #FOAMed #Cardiorenal #MedEd #MedTwitter #Nephrology #ADVOR #HeartFailure2022 #HFA_ESC There is an underappreciated risk of poor outcome in heart failure patients discharged with ongoing congestion and WRF (2/9).
Pivotal paper of @MarcoMetra ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ci…
Mar 29, 2022 9 tweets 10 min read
Which statement is correct with regards to the use of diuretics in #HeartFailure with congestion?

Short #Tweetorial on how to use diuretics in heart failure (1/9).

#Cardiotwitter #Cardiology #FOAMed #Cardiorenal #MedEd #MedTwitter #Nephrology #ADVOR #HeartFailure2022 #HFA_ESC Door to ‘diuretic’ time: earlier administration of loop diuretics is associated with improved outcomes independent of HF severity (2/9).
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Mar 8, 2022 10 tweets 9 min read
1/10. Wat is the most important driver of worsening renal function in #HeartFailure ?

Look at #Tweetorial on central hemodynamic derangements in heart failure

#Cardiotwitter #Cardiology #FOAMed #Cardiorenal #MedEd #MedTwitter #Nephrology #ADVOR 2/10. The kidney is a remarkable vascular organ. Renal blood flow = 1000 ml/min, renal plasma flow = 600 ml/min.
Feb 23, 2022 6 tweets 6 min read
Tweet: renal sodium avidity in #HeartFailure

Do you ever wonder what is happening in the kidney in Heart Failure patients? Here’s a short #Tweetorial on renal physiology in HF (1/6).
#Cardiotwitter #Cardiology #FOAMed #Cardiorenal #MedEd #MedTwitter #Nephrology #ADVOR Glomerulus: renal blood flow ↓ in HF, but the kidney tries to maintain GFR by afferent arteriolar vasodilation and efferent arteriolar vasoconstriction. This leads to single-nephron hyperfiltration initially preserving total GFR, but further damaging the glomerulus. (2/6)