A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Rafael Marques Calazans
, Mariana Bellaguarda de Castro Sepulvida
, Egli Belinazzi Quadrado
, Roberto Dischinger Miranda
Rafael Marques Calazans
, Mariana Bellaguarda de Castro Sepulvida
, Egli Belinazzi Quadrado
, Roberto Dischinger Miranda
Heart failure (HF) is a severe public health problem due to its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality. It is the main cause of hospitalization in the United States. The prevalence of the disease increases with age, making elderly patients even more susceptible to the repercussions of this disease. This increases the importance of precise treatment of HF and its complications, including decompensated HF (dHF). In patients with dHF, who require diuretic therapy, concomitant acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common […]
Keywords: Aging; Creatinine; Diuretics; Electric Impedance; Health Public; Heart Failure/complications; Hospitalization; Lipocalins; Markers Biological; Mortality; Renal Insufficiency Chronic/complications