 Case
Studies
Aquapheresis
is indicated for the treatment of patients with fluid overload and
crosses many medical disciplines and disease states.
Review the cases below
to see how Aquapheresis is being used.
Heart Failure
A 72 year old male who complained of increasing
shortness of breath, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and
swollen bilateral lower extremities. Read
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A
73 year old male with atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease
with previous inferior MI, preserved left ventricular systolic function,
mild pulmonary hypertension, and renal insufficiency who presented
to the hospital with complaints of shortness of breath and fatigue.
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A 79 year old male with symptoms
of Stage IV CHF: dyspnea, ascites, basilar crackles and fatigue.
History of CABG, angioplasty, biventricular pacing, AAA repair and
frequent hospitalizations for CHF.
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CV Surgery
A 61 year old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy
listed as status 1b on our transplant waiting list presented with
decompensated congestive heart failure despite chronic milrinone
infusion. Read More>
A 62-year-old female with mitral and tricuspid
insufficiency, who had an enlarging left ventricular chamber and
decreasing ejection fraction, was referred for surgery. Post-cath,
she developed contrast induced nephropathy. Read
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A 80 year old male who presented with shortness of breath, signs
of right heart failure, and ascites who underwent a limited incision
exploration of the pericardium because of the presence of a loculated
pericardial effusion on echocardiography. Read
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A 71-year-old diabetic
male presented with unstable angina pectoris and after cardiac catheterization,
was found to have left main coronary disease and an associated high-grade
anterior descending coronary lesion. Read
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