In a second observational study (A short-term report of HD treatments with the new dialyzers Theranova, Abstract #MP538), Ugo Teatini, M.D. and his colleagues at ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate in Italy, followed eight patients for five weeks where they were assessed at the first week and last week by measuring pre- and post-treatment samples of urea, creatinine, beta2-m, myoglobin, hemoglobin, albumin and total serum protein. HDx offered removal rates for both small and medium-sized molecules (beta2-m, myoglobin) comparable to those achieved in high-volume HDF treatments, and maintained albumin levels.
“We see the new HDx therapy as an excellent option for our patients, in particular in frail hemodialysis patients with a central venous catheter (CVC),” said Dr. Teatini. “In these patients, using HDx allows us to administer therapy via the CVC at lower flow rates, whereas HDF would require higher blood flow rates that are hard to attain with a CVC.”
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In a previous study published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, researchers found that HDx enabled by the THERANOVA dialyzer can exceed the performance of high flux hemodialysis and high-volume HDF for specific large middle molecules, with acceptable albumin removal.
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THERANOVA dialyzers are indicated for treatment of chronic and acute renal failure by hemodialysis. HDx enabled by the THERANOVA dialyzer is available in Europe, select markets in Latin America, the Middle East and Far East, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. It is not yet available for use in the United States. More information is available at hdxtheranova.com.
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