EXTRACORPOREAL CONTINUOUS VENO-VENOUS ULTRAFILTRATION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE REFRACTORY TO DIURETIC THERAPY: A SINGLE-CENTER PILOT EXPERIENCE
Anno:
2023
INTRODUCTION. Congestive Acute Heart Failure (C-AHF) is characterized by extracellular fluid overload. Extensive use of loop diuretics may induce worsening renal function, electrolyte imbalance, symptomatic hypotension and diuretic resistance. Extracorporeal veno-venous ultrafiltration (UF) may represent a useful adjunctive therapy. Despite a few randomized clinical trials have been carried out,…