Identification and predicting short-term prognosis of early cardiorenal syndrome type 1: KDIGO is superior to RIFLE or AKIN.

OBJECTIVE: Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) is usually type 1 of the cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) and has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early recognition of AKI is critical. This study was to determine if the new KDIGO criteria...

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Main Authors: Zhilian Li, Lu Cai, Xinling Liang, Zhiming Du, Yuanhan Chen, Shengli An, Ning Tan, Lixia Xu, Ruizhao Li, Liwen Li, Wei Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4277271?pdf=render