"Diuretics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.
| Descriptor ID |
D004232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.560.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Diuretic Effect- Diuretic Effect
- Effect, Diuretic
- Diuretic Effects
- Effects, Diuretic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diuretics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diuretics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diuretics" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness and safety of chronic diuretic use in older adults: an umbrella review of recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized-controlled trials. Eur Geriatr Med. 2025 Aug; 16(4):1353-1387.
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Comorbidities, pharmacologic interventions, and mechanical interventions associated with mortality in isolated diastolic left heart failure: lessons from a national database. Cardiol Young. 2025 Jan; 35(1):102-108.
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Thiazide Diuretics vs. Other Antihypertensive Drug Classes. Am Fam Physician. 2024 03; 109(3):209-210.
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Hemodynamic Effect of a Fontan Assist Device on a Numerical Fontan Circulatory Model under Various Medication Scenarios. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2023 07; 2023:1-5.
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Successful Decongestion as a Clinical Target, Performance Indicator, and as a Study Endpoint in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 01; 11(1):126-129.
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Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension-Cardiovascular Events. N Engl J Med. 2022 12 29; 387(26):2401-2410.
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Relation of Low Chloride Concentration to Diuretic Efficiency and Transplant-Free Survival in Children Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2022 12 01; 184:72-79.
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Revisiting diuretic choice in chronic kidney disease. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2022 09 01; 31(5):406-413.
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Design of a pragmatic clinical trial embedded in the Electronic Health Record: The VA's Diuretic Comparison Project. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 05; 116:106754.
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The FAST-FURO study: effect of very early administration of intravenous furosemide in the prehospital setting to patients with acute heart failure attending the emergency department. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2021 Jun 30; 10(5):487-496.