Can a bowel preparation exacerbate heart failure?

Kalindi Parikh, Howard Weitz

Journal: Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2011;78(3):157-60

PMID: 21364158

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Abstract

Polyethylene glycol solutions, used for bowel preparation before colonoscopy, in theory pass through the colon without any absorption of water. However, several investigators have reported that these solutions do increase plasma volume. This review compares polyethylene and sodium phosphate bowel preparations and their effects on patients with heart failure, and also offers recommendations for patients with heart failure who need colonoscopy.

Address: Department of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.77a.10025

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MeSH Terms: Cathartics, Contraindications, Heart Failure, Humans, Phosphates, Plasma Volume, Polyethylene Glycols