Worsening or ‘pseudo-worsening’ renal function? The prognostic value of hemoconcentration in patients admitted with acute heart failure

Introduction: Renal insufficiency, as evidenced by an increase in creatinine, is associated with higher mortality in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Conversely, hemoconcentration (HC) in AHF is associated with lower mortality, but can also cause an increase in creatinine. Our aim was to ass...

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Главные авторы: José Luís Martins, Luís Santos, Ana Faustino, Jesus Viana, José Santos
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Серии:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online-ссылка:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S087025511730389X