Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(2): 392-393
Assessment of Renal Function in Patients with Heart Failure
Alfredo Jose Mansur
, Victor Sarli Issa
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Type 1 Cardiorenal Syndrome in Decompensated Heart Failure Patients in a Low-Income Region in Brazil: Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKIN and KDIGO Criteria), Need for Dialysis and Mortality".
Heart failure is a systemic condition that may lead to impairment of many organ systems and physiological functions that may cause symptoms and may have a negative influence in the prognosis of the patients., Compromising renal function may be one of the ailments of patients with heart failure.,
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this complication are key issues in patient care; strategies of categorization of acute renal lesions have been developed and are helpful in clinical practice.
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