Role of Early Assesment of Diuresis and Natriuresis in Detecting In-Hospital Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure.

European Guidelines recommend early evaluation of diuresis and natriuresis after the first administration of diuretic to identify patients with insufficient diuretic response during acute heart failure. The aim of this work is to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of patients with insufficient diuretic response according to this new algorithm. Prospective observational single centre study of consecutive patients with acute heart failure and congestive signs.