Renal impairment, worsening renal function, and outcome in patients with heart failure: an updated meta-analysis
Why the study?
Are chronic kidney disease and worsening renal function associated with increased mortality risk in patients with heart failure?
Population
Patients with heart failure (HF)
Comparison
Presence of chronic kidney disease or worsening… vs Absence of CKD or WRF
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Reinforces the critical need for intensive cardiorenal risk stratification in heart failure; extends prognostic consensus by.
Structured PICO
Are chronic kidney disease and worsening renal function associated with increased mortality risk in patients with heart failure?
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Population
Patients with heart failure (HF)
I
Intervention
Presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or worsening renal function (WRF)
C
Comparator
Absence of CKD or WRF
O
Outcome
Mortality riskhard clinical
Both chronic kidney disease and worsening renal function are strongly associated with increased mortality in patients with heart failure.
Cite This Study
Damman et al. (2013) studied this question.