How widely is ultrafiltration used in heart failure treatment?
3 A: The benefits of UF to fluid overloaded heart failure patients are very well known and understood by nephrologists and renal professionals worldwide . In fact, the foremost renal experts often publish and recommend the use of UF for fluid overload – Drs. Schrier, Paganini, Ronco, Agostoni, Marenzi all have published multiple studies on UF and continuously add to its large and ever-growing clinical database. Although supported by clinical data, the design of current UF devices has been cited as one of the limiting factors to its more widespread use.
