Journal article
Decompensated Heart Failure in the Setting of Kidney Dysfunction: A Community-Wide Perspective
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure (HF) and kidney disease have a poor long-term outlook which has provided impetus for the identification of factors of prognostic importance and more fully understanding the impact of kidney dysfunction in patients with HF.
OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to describe the characteristics, hospital treatment practices, as well as hospital and long-term outcomes in patients with varying degrees of kidney …
Authors
Ismailov RM; Goldberg RJ; Lessard D; Spencer FA
Journal
Nephron, Vol. 107, No. 4, pp. c147–c155
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2007
DOI
10.1159/000110035
ISSN
1660-8151
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAge DistributionAgedAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHumansIncidenceKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedProbabilityPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurvival Analysis