Medication alone cannot overcome the neurohormonal activation associated with heart failure. While diuretics can alleviate the symptoms associated with excess extracellular fluid, it is important ...

Neurohormonal ... in the brain activate the sympathetic nervous system, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and the arginine-vasopressin system, producing increased heart rate, myocardial ...

Hypervolemia leads to disease progression and mortality in patients with heart failure ... and mortality owing to adverse effects on neurohormonal activation, electrolyte balance and cardiac ...

Heart failure may lead to brain injury in a number of ways. Reduced blood flow can cause mini-strokes or silent brain ...