Fluid can also come out of structurally normal veins when the oncotic pressure (the tendency for fluid to stay in the veins ...

Some foods and drinks like watermelon, coffee and tea can help flush out excess fluid. Natural diuretics work by reducing sodium, which pulls water out of the body with it. Too much fluid can be ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health issue, affecting nearly half of adults in the United States (48%). When an individual is diagnosed with high blood pressure, one of ...

Close to 6 million Americans live with heart failure, and each of their hospitalizations for the condition carries an average cost of $11,500, or $11 billion in total costs each year. Because no ...

The hypothesis that diuretics induce gout has generally been accepted, despite a lack of evidence from published studies. A Dutch study has now found that diuretics do not increase a patient's risk of ...

Over time, the retention of sodium leads to crackles, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly with ascites, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac filling pressures. Although diuretics do not directly ...

Your recent column regarding edema from venous insufficiency caught my interest since I was diagnosed with venous ...

In heart failure, sodium is retained by the kidneys despite increases in extracellular volume. There is activation of renin secretion, which culminates in the production of angiotensin II, causing ...