Ultrafiltration is better than diuretic therapy for volume-overloaded acute heart failure patients: a meta-analysis
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Ultrafiltration is better than diuretic therapy for volume‑overloaded acute heart failure patients: a meta‑analysis Bastian Wobbe1 · Juliane Wagner1 · Dorottya Kata Szabó1 · Ildikó Rostás2 · Nelli Farkas2 · András Garami2 · Márta Balaskó2 · Petra Hartmann4 · Margit Solymár2 · Judit Tenk2 · Máté Ottóffy2 · Arnold Nagy3 · Tamás Habon1 · Péter Hegyi2 · László Czopf1,5 Accepted: 16 November 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Studies on the effectiveness of ultrafiltration (UF) in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have led to heterogeneous study outcomes. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the impact of UF therapy in ADHF patients. We searched the medical literature to identify well-designed studies comparing UF with the usual diuretic therapy in this setting. Systematic evaluation of 8 randomized controlled trials enrolling 801 participants showed greater fluid removal (difference in means 1372.5 mL, 95% CI 849.6 to 1895.4 mL; p
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