Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Identifies a High-Risk but Potentially Reversible Form of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure
Brisco MA, Coca SG, Chen J, Owens AT, McCauley BD, Kimmel SE, Testani JM. Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Identifies a High-Risk but Potentially Reversible Form of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 6: 233-239. PMID: 23325460, PMCID: PMC4067251, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.112.968230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBlood Urea NitrogenCardio-Renal SyndromeChi-Square DistributionCreatinineFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsReversible renal dysfunctionBUN/CrBlood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratioUrea nitrogen/creatinine ratioHeart failureRenal functionRenal dysfunctionCreatinine ratioElevated BUN/CrPatients meeting eligibility criteriaDecompensated heart failure patientsDecompensated heart failureHigh-risk patientsHeart failure patientsGlomerular filtration rateRisk of deathMeeting eligibility criteriaConsecutive hospitalizationsBaseline characteristicsFailure patientsDischarge diagnosisFiltration rateEligibility criteriaPatientsReversible form