Thiazolidinedione Use, Fluid Retention, and Congestive Heart Failure: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association
Response to Elasy and Griffin
- Richard W. Nesto, MD
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
- Address correspondence to Dr. Richard W. Nesto, Lahey Clinic, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 41 Mall Rd., Burlington, MA 01805. E-mail: richard.w.nesto{at}lahey.org
We appreciate the letter from Elasy and Griffin (1) containing their approach to the use of thiazolidinediones (TZDs). The goal of our re-port (2) was to increase awareness of this potentially serious side …
