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Published on: July 3, 2013
Renal kinetics in acute heart failure
Giang Nhat M1, Nguyen Hai H2, Chau Ngoc-Hoa3
1Cardiology Department, Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam minhnhat210189@gmail.com.
Aims:
Worsening renal function (WRF) in acute heart failure (AHF) has multifactorial pathophysiological mechanisms and heterogeneous prognostic impacts. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and renal kinetics of this phenomenon.
Methods And Results:
We prospectively enrolled a cohort of 196 patients admitted for AHF to the Cardiology Department at Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital, from July 2016 to March 2017. AHF was defined using the 2012 European Society of Cardiology criteria. The definition and severity of WRF were based on the 2012 Kidney Disease Improving Outcome criteria for acute kidney injury. Renal recovery was classified using the 2017 Acute Disease Quality Initiative 16 Workgroup Consensus. Among the 196 patients studied, WRF developed in 43.4%. In 80.0% of patients, WRF occurred within 48 hours of admission. In the WRF group, 89.4% were at stage 1, consistent with a relative increase in median serum creatinine of 49.5%. A total of 76.5% of the patients with WRF recovered at discharge, while rapid recovery occurred in 20.0% of patients.
Conclusions:
Most cases of WRF were mild, and WRF was correlated with a high rate of recovery during hospitalisation. However, rapid renal recovery was not common.
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