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Naomi Nakazawa1, Keisuke Nakabayashi2, Toshiaki Oka2
1Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
Renal congestion contributes to the cardiorenal syndrome. There are some heart failure cases that are refractory to diuretic therapy. If the dose of diuretics is titrated, it leads to irreversible renal dysfunction. Early administration of tolvaptan is effective in treating fluid retention and congestion. However, in case of tolvaptan resistance, starting extracorporeal ultrafiltration (ECUM) at an early stage should be considered. Tolvaptan has been proven efficient, and we believe it should be incorporated with the classical method, ECUM. Herein, we present a case of successful application of ECUM to a heart failure patient refractory to any diuretics and tolvaptan.
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