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Early Ultrafiltration in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure and Diuretic Resistance

Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FACC^_*,_*, Mitchell Saltzberg, MD, FACC^_*, Jeanne O’Sullivan, RN^_* and Paul Sobotka, MD, FACC

^_* Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard, Illinois
CHF Solutions, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

View larger version (11K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Average weights (Wt) (mean ± SD). *Pre-ultrafiltration (UF) to 90 days.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Average calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) (mean ± SD). *Pre-ultrafiltration (UF) to 90 days.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Average serum sodium (Na) for all 20 patients and for the seven patients presenting with Na <135 mg/dl. *Pre-ultrafiltration (UF) to discharge; **pre-UF to 90 days.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Figure 4 Average Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire scores (mean ± SD). *Pre-ultrafiltration (UF) to 90 days.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Figure 5 Average global clinical assessment scores (mean ± SD). *Pre-ultrafiltration (UF) to 90 days.