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Nuwellis Announces Launch of Ultrafiltration Therapy Using Aquadex Smartflow® System at Henry Ford Health
MINNEAPOLIS, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE) today announced that Detroit, Michigan-based health system, Henry Ford Health,
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[{"type":"text","content":"MINNEAPOLIS, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE) today announced that Detroit, Michigan-based health system, Henry Ford Health, has begun offering ultrafiltration therapy to heart failure patients suffering from fluid overload using the company’s Aquadex SmartFlow system as part of Nuwellis’ pivotal REVERSE-HF clinical study. “We are excited to study the impact of Aquadex SmartFlow therapy on our heart failure patients who are suffering from severe fluid overload,” said Dr. Jennifer Cowger, Section Head of the heart failure program at Henry Ford. “We are eager to see if ultrafiltration can affect clinical outcomes of our heart failure patients resistant to diuretics. Presently, diuretics are the only options in the field for acute symptoms relief of heart failure congestion. This intervention may change that and could have a longer-term beneficial impact on heart failure too.” “The heart failure patient population continues to expand in the U.S. and worldwide, and Nuwellis is dedicated to addressing the therapy needs of these patients while helping health systems reduce the overall cost of care,” said Nestor Jaramillo, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Nuwellis. “We are proud and honored to be working with Henry Ford Health and look forward to partnering with Dr. Cowger and the team of heart failure experts through the REVERSE-HF trial. We currently have 130 patients enrolled in the randomized multicenter trial and Henry Ford is the only site in Michigan offering this study intervention.” The Michigan-based Henry Ford Health Advanced Heart Failure Program is one of the nation’s leading academic heart failure centers, recognized for clinical excellence in heart failure, heart transplant, and left ventricular assist device patient outcomes, offering patients the additional option of access to novel and potentially life-saving clinical trials in heart failure. The Henry Ford Advanced Heart Failure Program is one of the largest programs in Michigan and is proud to be a key contributor to advancing heart failure clinical research and care standards in the U.S. About REVERSE-HF Clinical StudyREVERSE-HF is a prospective, multicenter, open label, randomized controlled trial that is being conducted across the U.S. to evaluate clinical outcomes of adjustable ultrafiltration including heart failure ...