Abstract:
In the most countries the prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF) among the adult population in general 1.5–5.5%. According to epidemiological data, almost 75–80% of all cases of CHF are caused by coronary heart disease (CHD) or arterial hypertension (AH) by itself or in combination. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of loop diuretic therapy on phosphorus-calcium metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure and moderately reduced ejection fraction.
