The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure
Gottlieb SS, Abraham W, Butler J, Forman DE, Loh E, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Young J, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2002, 8: 136-141. PMID: 12140805, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.125289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureRenal functionLength of stayHeart failurePrognostic importanceDepressed ejection fractionProlonged hospital stayFinal creatinineHospital mortalityHospital stayRenal failureSerum creatinineDL increaseEjection fractionACE inhibitorsPoor prognosisPatient populationWorse outcomesPrior historyTherapeutic interventionsCreatinineStayPatientsMortalityDl