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Spironolactone

Known as: Spironolactone [Chemical/Ingredient], Pregn-4-ene-21-carboxylic acid, 7-(acetylthio)-17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, gamma-lactone, (7alpha,17alpha)-, Spironolattone 
A potassium sparing diuretic that acts by antagonism of aldosterone in the distal renal tubules. It is used mainly in the treatment of refractory… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (22)

7-propyl spirolactoneAldactoneFlumachPracton
AmilorideAnuriaCongestive heart failureHypertensive disease

Broader (4)

DiureticsMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPregnenessteroid spirolactone

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Spironolactone for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
BACKGROUND Mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists improve the prognosis for patients with heart failure and a reduced left… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Synthesis and applications of Rhodamine derivatives as fluorescent probes.
Rhodamine dyes are widely used as fluorescent probes owing to their high absorption coefficient and broad fluorescence in the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effect of Spironolactone on Blood Pressure in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension
Spironolactone is recommended as fourth-line therapy for essential hypertension despite few supporting data for this indication… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cardiac-resynchronization therapy with or without an implantable defibrillator in advanced chronic heart failure.
BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that prophylactic cardiac-resynchronization therapy in the form of biventricular stimulation… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Robust image segmentation using FCM with spatial constraints based on new kernel-induced distance measure
Fuzzy c-means clustering (FCM) with spatial constraints (FCM/spl I.bar/S) is an effective algorithm suitable for image… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left-ventricular systolic function taking angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors: the CHARM-Added trial
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Spironolactone Improves Angiotensin-Induced Vascular Changes and Oxidative Stress
Abstract—Angiotensin II plays an important role in vascular remodeling. We investigated the role of aldosterone, which is… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Limitation of Excessive Extracellular Matrix Turnover May Contribute to Survival Benefit of Spironolactone Therapy in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure: Insights From the Randomized Aldactone…
BackgroundIn congestive heart failure (CHF), extracellular matrix turnover is a major determinant of cardiac remodeling. It has… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The effect of spironolactone on morbidity and mortality in patients with severe heart failure. Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Aldosterone is important in the pathophysiology of heart failure. In a doubleblind study, we enrolled 1663… 
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