High sodium intake increases blood pressure and proteinuria, induces glomerular
hyperfiltration and blunts the response to RAAS blockade. Although recommended in …

Background Increased excretion of albumin in urine might be a marker of the various
pathophysiological changes that arise in patients with heart failure. Therefore our aim was to …

Aims The effect of worsening renal function (WRF) after discharge on outcome in patients
with heart failure is unknown. Methods and results We assessed estimated glomerular …

Background Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is strongly associated with reduced
survival in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Our aim was to determine different …

Two disparate analyses appear in this issue of the Journal: one evaluates hemodynamics
associated with worsening renal function (WRF) in 145 patients hospitalized for acutely …

Sodium retention has a profound effect on vascular function and the pathogenesis of
hypertension. 9 Excess sodium inhibits the Na pump/Na-K-ATPase of arterial and arteriolar …

Sodium retention has a profound effect on vascular function and the pathogenesis of
hypertension. 9 Excess sodium inhibits the Na pump/Na-K-ATPase of arterial and arteriolar …

In the past decade, renal dysfunction as assessed by a reduction in glomerular filtration rate
(GFR) has gained increasing attention in heart failure. 1 GFR is now considered to be one of …

Jessup and Constanzo (1) recently proposed mechanisms explaining the reported inverse
relationship between central venous pressure (CVP) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in …

Fundamentos: Síndrome cardiorrenal aguda (SCRA) em pacientes com insuficiência
cardíaca descompensada (ICD) está associada a pior prognóstico e pode ser induzida pelo …