Impact of worsening renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure on changes in renal function during subsequent hospitalization.
Am Heart J. 2011 May;161(5):944-9
Authors: Testani JM, Cappola TP, McCauley BD, Chen J, Shen J, Shannon RP, Kimmel SE
Worsening renal function (WRF) commonly complicates the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure. Despite considerable investigation in this area, it remains unclear to what degree WRF is a reflection of treatment- versus patient-related factors. We hypothesized that if WRF is significantly influenced by factors intrinsic to the patient, then WRF during an index hospitalization should predict WRF during subsequent hospitalization.
PMID: 21570527 [PubMed - in process]