Ultrafiltration for heart failure: How fast should we move?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-207

  Kazory, Amir ^a   Ejaz, A Ahsan ^a   Ross, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVICE THERAPY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL ULTRAFILTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; ULTRAFILTRATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 58749093898     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.09.019     Document Type: Editorial

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