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Carlo Cagnoni

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Heart failure and chronic kidney disease in a registry of internal medicine wards

2014

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in tertiary care centers using the clinical records of patients enrolled in internal medicine departments.Patients and methods: We used the clinical records of 1380 elderly patients to identify patients with a history of HF and CKD using admission ICD codes and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) formulas. Magnitude and strength of such associations were investigated by univariable and multivariable analysis.Results: Of the 1380 patients enrolled, 27.9% had HF (age 80 ± 7, BMI 27 ± 6 kg/m2) and 17.4% CKD (age 81 ± 7, BMI 26.8 ± 6 kg/m2). Both groups were signific…

medicine.medical_specialtyChronic kidney disease; Elderly; Heart failure; REPOSI; Gerontology; Geriatrics and GerontologyHeart failure; Elderly; Chronic kidney disease; REPOSIChronic kidney disease; Elderly; Heart failure; REPOSI; Humans; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Noninvasive Ventilation; Gerontology; Geriatrics and GerontologyChronic kidney disease; Elderly; Heart failure; REPOSIRenal functionHeart failure; chronic kidney disease; elderly; registry; REPOSIHeart failureregistryTertiary careSleep Apnea SyndromeElderlySleep Apnea SyndromesInternal medicineChronic kidney diseaseEpidemiologymedicineHumansNoninvasive Ventilationbusiness.industryREPOSIChronic kidney disease; Elderly; Heart failure; REPOSI; Humans; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Noninvasive Ventilation; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Gerontologymedicine.diseaseHeart failureHeart failure Elderly Chronic kidney disease REPOSIIcd codesGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessClinical recordBody mass indexGerontologyKidney diseaseHuman
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