Journal article
Heart failure and chronic kidney disease in a registry of internal medicine wards
Abstract
BackgroundThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in tertiary care centers using the clinical records of patients enrolled in internal medicine departments.Patients and methodsWe used the clinical records of 1380 elderly patients to identify patients with a history of HF and CKD using admission ICD codes and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) formulas. Magnitude and …
Authors
Lupattelli G; Reboldi G; Paciullo F; Vaudo G; Pirro M; Pasqualini L; Nobili A; Mannucci PM; Mannarino E; Investigator OBOTR
Journal
European Geriatric Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 307–313
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.eurger.2014.08.005
ISSN
1878-7649