Clinical implications of the blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio in heart failure and their association with haemoconcentration

Clinical implications of the blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio in heart failure and their association with haemoconcentration

Abstract Aims The blood urea nitrogen (BUN)/creatinine ratio is a strong prognostic indicator in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). However, the clinical impact of a high BUN/creatinine ratio at discharge with respect to renal dysfunction, neurohormonal hyperactivity, and differ...

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Main Authors: Yasumori Sujino, Shintaro Nakano, Jun Tanno, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Ayumi Goda, Atsushi Mizuno, Yuji Nagatomo, Takashi Kohno, Toshihiro Muramatsu, Shigeyuki Nishimura, Shun Kohsaka, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, for the West Tokyo Heart Failure Registry Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Acute decompensated heart failure
Blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio
Haemoconcentration
Haemodilution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12531

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12531

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