Acute Kidney Injury in Heart Failure Revisited—The Ameliorating Impact of “Decongestive Diuresis” on Renal Dysfunction in Type 1 Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome: Accelerated Rising Pro B Naturetic Peptide Is a Predictor of Good Renal Prognosis

There is mounting evidence that forward heart failure as manifested by low cardiac output alone does not define the degree of renal dysfunction in cardiorenal syndrome. As a result, the term “congestive renal failure” was coined in 2012 by Ross to depict the role of renal venous hypertension in type...

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Main Authors: Macaulay Amechi Chukwukadibia Onuigbo, Nneoma Agbasi, Mohan Sengodan, Karen Flores Rosario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/6/9/82