Diuretic-resistant congestive heart failure treated successfully with peritoneal ultrafiltration

Kardiol Pol. 2013;71(4):393-5. doi: 10.5603/KP.2013.0067.

Abstract

We present a case of successful peritoneal ultrafiltration (pUF) treatment in a 60 year-old patient diagnosed with diuretic-resistant congestive heart failure fulfilling the criteria for type 2 cardio-renal syndrome. Six months of pUF treatment with one daily dialysis exchange with icodextrin as an osmotic agent resulted in better functional status (from IV to II/III NYHA class), quality of life and improvement of haemodynamic parameters measured by impedance cardiography. During the follow-up (six months), pUF was well tolerated by the patient and he did not require hospitalisation for decompensated heart failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diuretics / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance
  • Glucans / therapeutic use*
  • Glucose / therapeutic use*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Hemodiafiltration / methods*
  • Hemodialysis Solutions / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Icodextrin
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / methods*

Substances

  • Diuretics
  • Glucans
  • Hemodialysis Solutions
  • Icodextrin
  • Glucose