Device to treat acute decompensated heart failure feasible, safe in first-in-human study
(Cardiology Today)
https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20240320/device-to-treat-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-feasible-safe-in-firstinhuman-study Key takeaways: Device-based thoracic duct decompression reduced congestion safely in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. The device targets congestion from the interstitial space, which diuretics mostly do not. Among patients with acute decompensated heart failure, device-based thoracic duct decompression demonstrated the ability to reduce congestion safely, according to results of a first-in-human study. […]