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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;116(4):725-726.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210238.

Use of Diuretic Therapy in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure and Acute Kidney Injury. What to do in this Dilemma?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rafael Marques Calazans  1 , Mariana Bellaguarda de Castro Sepulvida  1 , Egli Belinazzi Quadrado  1 , Roberto Dischinger Miranda  1   2
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Use of Diuretic Therapy in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure and Acute Kidney Injury. What to do in this Dilemma?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rafael Marques Calazans et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021 Apr.
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Figura 1
Figura 1. Representação esquemática da fisiopatologia e conduta em relação a terapia diurética de portadores de insuficiência cardíaca descompensada em tratamento.
Figure 1
Figure 1. Schematic representation of the physiopathology and management of diuretic therapy of patients with decompensated heart failure under treatment.
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