Diuretics or ultrafiltration in the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vasileios TerposRoumeliotis StefanosPanagiotis I GeorgianosEleni PapaDimitrios G TsalikakisEvangelos PapachristouVassilios Liakopoulos

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2023)

Among patients with decompensated heart failure, compared to diuretics, ultrafiltration is associated with reduced rehospitalizations and increased weight/net fluid loss.

Keyphrases

heart failure
liver failure
left ventricular
acute heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
body mass index
atrial fibrillation
physical activity
respiratory failure
drug induced
weight gain
hepatitis b virus
body weight
ejection fraction