HEART FAILURE CONSEQUENCES ON CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PROGRESSION

December 1, 2010

Ileana Peride 1, I. A. Checheriţă 1
1 Nephrology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest

Abstract

Heart failure is a common disease, associated with increased mortality and an important cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, especially for population 65 years and older. The purpose of the following study is to emphasize the leading associated factors that contribute to CKD evolution and the best treatment to choose for a favorable outcome. Recent studies indicate that preexisting chronic kidney disease worsens the prognosis in case of associated major comorbidities, but we noticed that an early application of the right therapy and diet has improved the outcome of patients included in the present clinical study.