Shazia Kazim, Muhammad Adnan Bawany, Feroz Memon, Fasih Ahmed Hashmi, Sajjad Kazi, Rabail Bohio.
Patients with systolic heart failure; to detect the prevalence of impaired renal function.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(2):182-6.

The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of IR function in the patients with systolic heart failure. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Patients admitted in the Cardiac Ward of Civil Hospital. Methodology: IRF was evaluated on the basis of creatinine and GFR. Cases having creatinine of more than 1.2mg/dl and GFR less than 90ml/min were considered to have IRF. Serial measurement of creatinine was made initially on admission then on fifth day. Elevated creatinine of 0.3mg/dl from baseline creatinine during admission had justified as WRF. All patients were followed daily for 10 days and final outcome was measured at the end of 10 days. Results: 377 cases were enrolled in this study during study period. (70.03%) were male. Mean weight was 79.36±12.2 kg and 70.8% patients of weight 70 kg. Of 377 selected cases 57% patients developed IRF. Conclusion: It was concluded from this study that renal impairment is highly linked with Heart Failure. 57% patients were found to have developed IRF in this study.

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