Fluid retention after initiation of thiazolidinedione therapy in diabetic patients with established chronic heart failure
W. H. Wilson Tang, MD*,*,
Gary S. Francis, MD, FACC*,
Byron J. Hoogwerf, MD and
James B. Young, MD, FACC*
* Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Department of Endocrinology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Figure 1 Study design. HF = heart failure; TZD = thiazolidinedione.
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Figure 2 A comparison of clinical manifestations of fluid retention between thiazolidinedione (TZD) users and non-TZD users.
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