Cardiorenal syndrome encompasses a spectrum of disorders involving both the heart and
kidneys in which acute or chronic dysfunction in 1 organ may induce acute or chronic …

Background and Purpose: Natriuretic peptides have led the way as a diagnostic and
prognostic tool for the diagnosis and management of heart failure (HF). More recent …

Background: Worsening renal function (WRF) in the setting of aggressive diuresis for acute
heart failure treatment may reflect renal tubular injury or simply indicate a hemodynamic or …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected …

Aims Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and worsening renal function (WRF) have been
associated with poor outcome in heart failure (HF). Methods and results Articles were …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a widespread problem of epidemic status. Compelling evidence
indicates that the incidence of AKI is rapidly increasing, particularly among hospitalized …

Background Ultrafiltration is an alternative strategy to diuretic therapy for the treatment of
patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Little is known about the efficacy and safety …

Objectives: This study assessed the comparative frequency of precipitating clinical factors
leading to hospitalization among heart failure (HF) patients with reduced, borderline, and …

The prevalence of patients with concomitant heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus (DM)
continues to increase with the general aging of the population. In patients with chronic HF …

A consensus conference on cardio-renal syndromes (CRS) was held in Venice Italy, in
September 2008 under the auspices of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI). The …