• Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Oct 2022

    Meta Analysis

    Safety and efficacy of ultrafiltration versus diuretics in patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Waqas Ullah, Muhammad Khawar Sana, Hamza Usman Mustafa, Harigopal Sandhyavenu, Alexander Hajduczok, Tanveer Mir, David L Fischman, Mahek Shah, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, and Indranee N Rajapreyar.
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: waqasullah.dr@gmail.com.
    • Eur. J. Intern. Med. 2022 Oct 1; 104: 41-48.

    BackgroundUltrafiltration (UF) is used for fluid removal patients with acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) refractory to diuretics. However, data on the relative merits of UF and diuretics are limited.MethodsOnline databases were queried to identify clinical trials on the comparison of UF and diuretics. The major adverse cardiovascular (MACE) and its components (mortality and re-hospitalizations) were compared using the random-effects model to calculate the unadjusted odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI).ResultsA total of 10 clinical trials comprising 838 patients (413 UF, 425 diuretics) were included in the analysis. At a median follow-up of 90 days, there was no significant difference in the odds of MACE (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.47-1.07) and all-cause mortality (OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.77-1.52) between patients undergoing UF compared with those receiving diuretics therapy. The need for emergency department visits (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.38-2.90), all-cause admissions (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.72-1.30) and heart failure-related re-hospitalization (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.21-1.02) was also similar between the two groups. The in-hospital risk for hypotension (OR 0.49, 0.23-1.04) and post-therapy creatinine rise>0.3 mg/dL (OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.74-1.89) was also not significantly different between the UF and diuretics arms. A sensitivity analysis of MACE and mortality did not show any deviation from the pooled outcomes.ConclusionsIn patients with HFrEF, UF appears to be safe but might not provide significant benefits in terms of reducing the risk of mortality or readmission rates compared with those treated with diuretics.Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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