Application of torsemide to two dogs with congestive heart failure.
- Author:
Hyung Jin PARK
1
;
Dong Hyun LEE
;
Jae Hun KIM
;
Kyoung Won SEO
;
Kun Ho SONG
Author Information
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea. songkh@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
congestive heart failure;
diuretic resistance;
pulmonary edema;
torsemide
- MeSH:
Animals;
Child;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Dogs*;
Female;
Furosemide;
Heart Failure*;
Hospitals, Teaching;
Humans;
Male;
Pulmonary Edema
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2014;54(2):123-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An 11-year-old castrated male Maltese weighing 3.6 kg and a 12-year-old intact female Shih-tzu weighing 6.5 kg were admitted to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University with decompensatory congestive heart failure. Diuretic resistance was suspected due to long term diuretic therapy with furosemide. However, the patients improved after the furosemide treatment was changed to torsemide, demonstrating the benefits of application of torsemide to treat diuretic resistance caused by long term use of furosemide. These findings suggest that torsemide should be applied for treatment of diuretic resistance caused by long term use of furosemide.
