Single baseline serum creatinine measurements predict mortality in critically ill patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

Journal: ESC heart failure
Published Date: Sep 21, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute heart failure (AHF) is a leading cause of death in critically ill patients and is often accompanied by significant renal dysfunction. Few data exist on the predictive value of measures of renal dysfunction in large cohorts of patients hospitalized for AHF.

Authors

  • Joerg C Schefold
    Department of Nephrology and Intensive Care MedicineCharité University MedicineBerlinGermany; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, InselspitalBern University HospitalBernSwitzerland.
  • Mitja Lainscak
    Department of CardiologyGeneral and Teaching Hospital CeljeCeljeSlovenia; Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia.
  • Lea Majc Hodoscek
    Department of Internal Medicine General Hospital Murska Sobota Murska Sobota Slovenia.
  • Stefan Blöchlinger
    Deptartment of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern University Hospital Bern Switzerland.
  • Wolfram Doehner
    Center for Stroke Research BerlinCharité Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany; Department of CardiologyCharité Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany.
  • Stephan von Haehling
    Department of CardiologyCharité Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany; Department of Cardiology and Center for Innovative TrialsUniversity of GöttingenGöttingenGermany.

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