hemodynamically stable adult patients with pronounced leg edema from any etiology, on optimal medical therapy (such as diuretics, ACE-I or ARBs, digoxin).
documentation of right heart failure by Echo or other modality (CT, MRI, right heart catheterization) and hemodynamic data from Echo is required and an elevated pulmonary artery pressure (\> 35 mmHg) is expected in such cases.
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patients in sepsis,
hemodynamically unstable,
during an acute attack of pulmonary edema,
with renal failure (creatinine \> 2 mg%),
with DVT,
psychiatric or noncompliant patients, and
patients who will not sign the informed consent form will be excluded from the study.
Clareo Health | Effect of Normatec Pump for Relief of Leg Edema
