Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Worsening Renal Function in Hospitalized Patients with Systolic Heart Failure: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Authors' conclusion
This study revealed that in patients with WRF, mortality rate and length of stay were significantly greater than those of patients without WRF.
Study context
- Population
- Hospitalized patients with HFrEF, Tabriz Shahid Madani Heart Hospital, 2019–2020
- Participants
- 347 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence and risk factors of in-hospital WRF
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
In-hospital WRF prevalence
Patients with worsening renal function (WRF)
117
33.71%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Mortality rate and length of stay significantly greater with WRF
Original publication
Worsening Renal Function in Hospitalized Patients with Systolic Heart Failure: Prevalence and Risk Factors. ESC Heart Fail. Published 5 July 2023. doi:10.
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