In-hospital Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently present co-morbid condition in patients admitted with acute heart failure (AHF). This study aimed to determine the frequency of in-hospital mortality AHF presenting AKI. Methodology: descriptive case series AKI was conducted at a tertiary care cardiac hospital Karachi, Pakistan. In accordance “Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End‐Stage Renal Disease (RIFLE) scale," defined as 3.0‐fold increase serum creatinine (sCr) or sCr > 4.0 mg/dL within 48 hours. All were followed for seven days order assess outcome variable, i.e., mortality. Results: A total 149 included mean age 59.7 ± 11.03 years, 80 (53.7%) male. Hypertensive 59.1% (88) sample, 38.9% (58) diabetics. In-hospital found 11 (7.4%) patients. The rate 14.1% vs. 2.4%; p=0.008 among >60 40 60 respectively. 12.5% 3.5%; p=0.038 diabetic non-diabetic Similarly, 11.4% 1.6%, p=0.022, hypertensive non-hypertensive Conclusion: It conclude that carries significant burden significantly higher older conditions such hypertension diabetes.