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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct;4(4):387-99.
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2008.03.008.

Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in heart failure

Ali Ahmed  1 , Ruth C Campbell
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Case Reports

Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in heart failure

Ali Ahmed et al. Heart Fail Clin. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Heart failure is common and is associated with a poor prognosis. Chronic kidney disease is common in heart failure and shares many risk factors with heart failure, such as age, hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease. Over half of all patients who have heart failure may have moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease. The presence of chronic kidney disease is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, yet it is also associated with underuse of evidence-based heart failure therapy that may reduce morbidity and mortality. Understanding the epidemiology and outcomes of chronic kidney disease in heart failure is essential to ensure proper management of these patients.

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Kaplan-Meier plots for cumulative risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated all-cause death systolic (SHF) and diastolic (DHF) heart failure patients, with rates of death (expressed per 10,000 person-years of follow up), and hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), when CKD is compared with no CKD (Adopted form Ahmed et al. Am J Cardiol. 2007. Ref. 18)
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