SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND/OR HEART FAILURE USING CHIMERIC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES

摘要

Medical systems and methods for treating kidney disease alone, heart failure alone, kidney disease with concomitant heart failure, or cardiorenal syndrome are described. The systems and methods are based on delivery of a chimeric natriuretic peptide to a patient.;Methods for increasing peptide levels include direct peptide delivery via either an external or implantable programmable pump.