Abstract
Relief of congestive symptoms is a primary goal in treating heart failure. Ultrafiltration is a tool that can be used to safely remove sodium and water from whole blood at a controlled rate. Ultrafiltration decreases symptoms, relieves congestion, and improves hemodynamics, neurohormonal balance, and exercise capacity. This article describes the importance of congestion as a therapeutic target in heart failure and outlines the development of ultrafiltration as a treatment to address this important physiologic state.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 136-143 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |