Automated peritoneal dialysis could rapidly improve left heart failure by increasing peritoneal dialysis ultrafiltration: a single-center observational clinical study .
In conclusion, short-term APD could significantly increase ultrafiltration, rapidly alleviate edema and improve LHF, and might be an effective method to treat UFF and LHF in PD patients.
PMID: 29350174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Yang C, Liu J, Gong N, Lin Y, He Y, Yi Z, Hu L, Jiang J, Ai J Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research
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