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Heart Failure and Kidney Disease by Dario Grande; Margherita Ilaria Gioia; Paola Terlizzese; Massimo Iacoviello is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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Kidney disease is commonly found in heart failure (HF) patients. They share many risk factors and common pathophysiological pathways which often lead to mutual dysfunction. Both haemodynamic and non-haemodynamic mechanisms are involved in the development of renal impairment in heart failure patients. Moreover, the presence of a chronic kidney disease is a significant independent predictor of worse outcome in chronic as well as in acute decompensated HF. As a consequence, an accurate evaluation of renal function plays a key role in the management of HF patients. Serum creatinine levels and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates are the corner stones of renal function evaluation in clinical practice. However, to overcome their limits, several emerging glomerular and tubular biomarkers have been proposed over the last years. Alongside the renal biomarkers, imaging techniques could complement the laboratory data exploring different pathophysiological pathways. In particular, Doppler evaluation of renal circulation is a highly feasible technique that can effectively identify HF patients prone to develop renal dysfunction and with a worse outcome. Finally, some classes of drugs curre

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Author

Dario Grande; Margherita Ilaria Gioia; Paola Terlizzese; Massimo Iacoviello

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319782799

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)