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S C Beards

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Successful use of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration to treat profound fluid retention in severe peripartum cardiomyopathy.

The use of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration after failure of conventional treatment in a patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy is described. Treatment with inotropes and diuretics failed to produce a diuresis despite the presence of severe fluid overload. Haemofiltration over a 9-day period allowed removal of 171 of fluid with a concomitant improvement in haemodynamic function and a spontaneous diuresis.

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