Acute Effects of Furosemide on Hemodynamics and Pulmonary Congestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.

Intravenous administration of 80 mg furosemide is followed by assessing blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation, pulmonary fluid content by ReDS\*, and ultrasound examination of heart and lungs, including assessment of filling pressures with doppler and strain analysis. These measurements are repeated at multiple time points until 6 hours have elapsed.