The article presents the discussion on compensatory post-diuretic renal sodium reabsorption being not a dominant mechanism of diuretic resistance in acute heart failure. Topics include circulatory capacitance changes provoking or worsening a clinical picture of congestion; and a mechanism not mitigating by blocking the effect of angiotensin II by using captopril or by blocking an adrenergic effect by using prazosin.
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