Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients11Guest Editor for this manuscript was Peter M. Okin, MD, New York Hosptial-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
Butler J, Forman DE, Abraham WT, Gottlieb SS, Loh E, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Wang Y, Young JB, Krumholz HM. Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients11Guest Editor for this manuscript was Peter M. Okin, MD, New York Hosptial-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 331-338. PMID: 14760333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid intake/outputHeart failureIntake/outputRenal functionHigh riskCalcium channel blocker useHistory of HFAssociation of medicationLoop diuretic dosesPredictors of WRFElevated creatinine levelEnzyme inhibitor useHeart failure treatmentCase-control studyUse of CCBGreater fluid lossHigher hematocrit levelsUncontrolled hypertensionBlocker useDiuretic dosesCreatinine levelsInhibitor useAcute treatmentDiabetes mellitusIndependent predictorsIncidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure
Forman DE, Butler J, Wang Y, Abraham WT, O'Connor CM, Gottlieb SS, Loh E, Massie BM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Young JB, Krumholz HM. Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: 61-67. PMID: 14715185, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal functionHF patientsHospitalized heart failure patientsHistory of HFChronic HF patientsDay of admissionHeart failure patientsLength of hospitalizationSystolic blood pressureRelative risk ratiosAssociation of developmentMajority of casesRegression model analysisAdmission creatinineHospital deathHospital outcomesChart reviewClinical characteristicsFailure patientsSerum creatinineBlood pressureClinical predictorsConsecutive patientsDiabetes mellitusHeart failure