The observational study was conducted by Midwest Heart Specialists, one of the largest private cardiology practices in Illinois, who observed 25 heart failure patients receiving ultrafiltration with the System 100 in order to assess the effectiveness of the device on fluid-overload. Dr. Mitchell T. Saltzberg and Dr. Maria Rosa Costanzo led the study at four Midwest Heart affiliated hospital sites; Good Samaritan Hospital, Edwards Hospital, Central DuPage Hospital, and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.
"Conventional diuretic treatments have been frustrating to doctors due to unpredictable results and treatment times," said Dr. Maria Rosa Costanzo, a Heart Failure Specialist at Midwest Heart Specialists. "The System 100 provides doctors the confidence and ability to remove a specific fluid amount within a set timeframe, thus providing the patient more immediate and complete relief as well as improving the overall standard of hospital cardiac care."
Many health conditions such as kidney failure, post-surgical overload and metabolic diseases such as glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia and acid maltase can cause fluid-overlo
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