Research suggests that taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can help heart failure patients reduce their need for diuretics. Photo courtesy of Novo Nordisk People with heart ...

Semaglutide — a type of medication used to treat diabetes and can help with weight loss — reduces the need for loop diuretics and dose, and has positive effects on heart failure symptoms, physical ...

The use of loop diuretics does not appear to be associated with changes in bone mineral density, falls or fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the January 26 issue of Archives ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 28, 2009 — Prolonged use, but not ever-use, of loop diuretics is linked to a higher fracture risk in postmenopausal women, according to ...

Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ...

Starting dapagliflozin (Farxiga) early during acute heart failure hospitalization didn't boost decongestion, although it appeared to spare loop diuretic doses and increase diuresis compared with usual ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that semaglutide significantly improves heart failure symptoms in both males and females and aids weight loss. Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images Semaglutide is commonly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dapagliflozin did not improve diuretic efficiency for patients hospitalized with acute HF. It did, however, ...

Finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, demonstrated consistent efficacy and safety regardless of diuretic type or dose and reduced overall diuretic requirements in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cross-sectional analysis, researchers examined 176,448 adults receiving center-based maintenance ...

Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...