Why the study?
Does blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predict all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Population
Patients with acute heart failure in the PROTECT study cohort
Comparison
Blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio vs Three different groups based on blood urea…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
180 days
Key result
Blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predicts 180-day all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure.
Authors
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May support risk stratification in acute HF; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predict all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predicts 180-day all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure.
Catherine M Otto (2017) studied this question. Blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predicts 180-day all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure.