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Ultrafiltration Versus Usual Care for Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure

The Relief for Acutely Fluid-Overloaded Patients With Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure (RAPID-CHF) Trial

Bradley A. Bart, MD, FACC^_*,_*, Andrew Boyle, MD^_*, Alan J. Bank, MD, FACC^_*, Inder Anand, MD, FACC^_*, Maria Teresa Olivari, MD, FACC^_*, Mark Kraemer, MD^_*, Shari Mackedanz, RN, BSN, CCRC^_*, Paul A. Sobotka, MD, FACC, Mike Schollmeyer, DVM and Steven R. Goldsmith, MD, FACC^_*

^_* Minnesota Heart Failure Consortium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
CHF Solutions Inc., Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Frequency distribution of ultrafiltrate removed during each individual ultrafiltration session. Twenty-three separate ultrafiltration sessions were attempted on 19 patients with intravenous access.

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Median cumulative fluid removal at 24 and 48 h in patients assigned to ultrafiltration (solid line) and usual care (dashed line). *p = 0.001; **p = 0.012.

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Median weight loss at 24 and 48 h in patients assigned to ultrafiltration (solid line) and usual care (dashed line).