A Study of Ultra High Dose Diuretics to Treat Heart Failure
Heart Failure; With Decompensation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Heart Failure; With Decompensation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of decompensated heart failure receiving intravenous diuretics Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Patients on home inotrope medications Patients with Chronic Kidney disease stage V and end stage renal failure on dialysis Patients lacking the capacity to consent for themselves Known pregnancy or breastfeeding mothers Complex congenital heart disease Allergy to furosemide or bumetanide Respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP) or invasive mechanical ventilatory support at the time of randomization Hypotension with systolic blood pressure <80 mm Hg at the time of randomization Acute coronary syndrome Sustained Ventricular tachycardia requiring treatment in the last 48 hours Patients weighing ≤ 40 kg
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Ultra-high dose diuretic group
Standard dose diuretic group
Subjects with decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization will receive IV bumetanide.
Subjects with decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization will receive IV furosemide.