title: Ultrafiltration in heart failure.
abstract: Managing volume overload is essential for the treatment of symptomatic heart failure. Traditionally, it is achieved with oral and intravenous diuretics. Alternatively, the excess fluid can be removed via ultrafiltration. Modern technology has made this latter option more feasible than before for routine clinical practice. In this article we review the existing literature on the use of ultrafiltration for treating volume overload states in patients with heart failure.
authors: Division of Cardiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. mguglin@health.usf.edu
authors: Maya
authors: M
authors: Guglin
authors: Latha
authors: L
authors: Polavaram
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors