A Contemporary Picture of Congestion in Heart Failure: from Dropsy Impression to Multifaceted RealityJournal of Cardiovascular Translational Research -doi:10.1007/s12265-020-10012-9Anzhela SolovevaMarat FudimSpringer USJournal of Cardiovascular Translational Research...
Werdan K. The activated immune system in congestive heart failure: from dropsy to the cytokine paradigm. J Intern Med. 1998; 243 :87–92.Werdan K ( 1998 ). The activated immune system in congestive heart failure from dropsy to the cytokine paradigm . J Intern Med 243 , 87 – 92 ....
DropsyBackgroundPatients with chronic heart failure may suffer from severe thirst, even if mechanisms that cause thirst in subjects affected by this condition are not clear. Medical and non-medical authors may have already recognized this symptom during the classical age.MethodsWe analyzed association ...
to remove excess fluid.Digoxinanddigitoxinare commonly prescribed to increase the strength of heart contraction. (These latter drugs evolved fromdigitalis, which was introduced in the 18th century as one of the first effective remedies for congestive heart failure, known at the time as “dropsy.”...