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Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients.

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Butler, J; Forman, DE; Abraham, WT; Gottlieb, SS; Loh, E; Massie, BM; O'Connor, CM; Rich, MW; Stevenson, LW; Wang, Y; Young, JB; Krumholz, HM
Published in: Am Heart J
February 2004

BACKGROUND: Among patients who are hospitalized with heart failure (HF), worsening renal function (WRF) is associated with worse outcomes. Whether treatment for HF contributes to WRF is unknown. In this study, we sought to assess whether acute treatment for patients who were hospitalized with HF contributes to WRF. METHODS: Data were collected in a nested case-control study on 382 subjects who were hospitalized with HF (191 patients with WRF, defined as a rise in serum creatinine level >26.5 micromol/L [0.3 mg/dL], and 191 control subjects). The association of medications, fluid intake/output, and weight with WRF was assessed. RESULTS: Calcium channel blocker (CCB) use and loop diuretic doses were higher in patients on the day before WRF (25% vs 10% for CCB; 199 +/- 195 mg vs 143 +/- 119 mg for loop diuretics; both P <.05). There were no significant differences in the fluid intake/output or weight changes in the 2 groups. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor use was not associated with WRF. Other predictors of WRF included elevated creatinine level at admission, uncontrolled hypertension, and history of HF or diabetes mellitus. Higher hematocrit levels were associated with a lower risk. Vasodilator use was higher among patients on the day before WRF (46% vs 35%, P <.05), but was not an independent predictor in the multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Several medical strategies, including the use of CCBs and a higher dose of loop diuretics, but not ACE inhibitors, were associated with a higher risk of WRF. Although assessment of inhospital diuresis was limited, WRF could not be explained by greater fluid loss in these patients. Determining whether these interventions are responsible for WRF or are markers of higher risk requires further investigation.

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Am Heart J

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EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

February 2004

Volume

147

Issue

2

Start / End Page

331 / 338

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Insufficiency
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Diuretics
 

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Butler, J., Forman, D. E., Abraham, W. T., Gottlieb, S. S., Loh, E., Massie, B. M., … Krumholz, H. M. (2004). Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients. Am Heart J, 147(2), 331–338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2003.08.012
Butler, Javed, Daniel E. Forman, William T. Abraham, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Evan Loh, Barry M. Massie, Christopher M. O’Connor, et al. “Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients.Am Heart J 147, no. 2 (February 2004): 331–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2003.08.012.
Butler J, Forman DE, Abraham WT, Gottlieb SS, Loh E, Massie BM, et al. Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients. Am Heart J. 2004 Feb;147(2):331–8.
Butler, Javed, et al. “Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients.Am Heart J, vol. 147, no. 2, Feb. 2004, pp. 331–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2003.08.012.
Butler J, Forman DE, Abraham WT, Gottlieb SS, Loh E, Massie BM, O’Connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Wang Y, Young JB, Krumholz HM. Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients. Am Heart J. 2004 Feb;147(2):331–338.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

February 2004

Volume

147

Issue

2

Start / End Page

331 / 338

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Insufficiency
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Diuretics