Lluís Llauger, Begoña Espinosa, Zubaid Rafique, Stephen Boone, Greg Beuhler, Javier Millán-Soria, Víctor Gil, Javier Jacob, Aitor Alquézar-Arbé, María Campos-Meneses, Rosa Escoda, Josep Tost, Enrique Martín-Mojarro, Alfons Aguirre, María Luisa López-Grima, Julio Núñez, Wilfried Mullens, Pedro Lopez-Ayala, Christian Mueller, Pere Llorens, Frank Peacock, Òscar Miró
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Deterioration of renal function with respect to baseline during an acute heart failure (AHF) episode is frequent, but impact on outcomes is still a matter of debate. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of creatinine deterioration detected at emergency department (ED) arrival and short-term outcomes in patients with AHF. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a large multipurpose registry. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: Patients with AHF were diagnosed in 10 Spanish ED for whom a previous baseline creatinine was available...
April 1, 2023: European Journal of Emergency Medicine: Official Journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine