Current strategies for preventing renal dysfunction in patients with heart failure: a heart failure stage approach
Renal dysfunction is common during episodes of acute decompensated heart failure, and historical data indicate that the mean creatinine level at admission has risen in recent decades. Different mechanisms underlying this change over time have been proposed, such as demographic changes, hemodynamic a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000300020 |