Key result
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) improves quality of life in a small cohort of nine patients with refractory NYHA class IV heart failure.
Why the study?
Does CAPD improve quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients with refractory heart failure?
Does CAPD improve quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients with refractory heart failure?
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Hypothesis-generating in refractory HF; larger trials needed before any clinical consideration.
bedside TenckhoV; CAPD; heart failure; tion of CHF; (ii) number and duration of hospitaliza-life quality; mild renal failure; treatment tion; (iii) number of drugs taken by the patients; (iv)complications related to CAPD, and (v) survival.Nine patients suVering from CHF NYHA class IVwere enrolled. All patients had significant residual
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Elhalel-Dranitzki et al. (1998) studied this question. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) improves quality of life in a small cohort of nine patients with refractory NYHA class IV heart failure.
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