DOES ULTRAFILTRATION FOR ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE BY AQUAPHERESIS INCREASE BLEEDING RISK?

Background Heart Failure Society of America and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines support use of ultrafiltration therapy (UF) for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with volume overload. There were five bleeding episodes; due to recurrent gastrointestinal ble...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-03, Vol.59 (13), p.E898-E898
Main Authors: Polimera, Hyma Vani, Silparshetty, Santh, Gajanana, Deepak, Aradhya, Mahesh, Amedeo, Ellen, Sugathan, Prasanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Drug therapy
Heart failure
Hemorrhage
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Background Heart Failure Society of America and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines support use of ultrafiltration therapy (UF) for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with volume overload. There were five bleeding episodes; due to recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding (3), retroperitoneal hematoma (1) and alveolar hemorrhage (1); 2 were on warfarin.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)60899-7