Exec Chat: CHF Solutions Focused On Expanding Access To Aquadex Ultrafiltration

Nestor Jaramillo, who just finished his first quarter as CEO of CHF Solutions, told Medtech Insight how his company is making its Aquadex ultrafiltration technology part of the standard of care for heart failure patients and others with dangerous fluid overload.

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Nestor Jaramillo, CHF Solutions’ new CEO, is maintaining the company’s commercial momentum while expanding patient access to the company’s Aquadex SmartFlow ultrafiltration system to treat fluid overload.

Jaramillo became CEO of CHF Solutions in mid-January, taking the top job at the company from John Erb, who had...

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