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

Authors

  • Khalid Iqbal Bhatti National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • Madiha Imdad National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • Gulzar Ali National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • NaveedUllah Khan National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shakir Zada National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shueeta Kumari National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v56i2.2543

Abstract

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 in AHF patients presenting with AKI.

Methodology: This descriptive case series of AHF patients with AKI was conducted at a tertiary care cardiac hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. In accordance with the “Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End‐Stage Renal Disease (RIFLE) scale," the AKI was defined as a 3.0‐fold increase in serum creatinine (sCr) or sCr > 4.0 mg/dL within 48 hours. All the patients were followed for seven days in order to assess the outcome variable, i.e., in-hospital mortality.

Results: A total of 149 patients were included with a mean age of 59.7 ± 11.03 years, and 80 (53.7%) patients were male. Hypertensive patients were 59.1% (88) of the sample, and 38.9% (58) of the patients were diabetics. In-hospital mortality was found in 11 (7.4%) patients. The mortality rate was 14.1% vs. 2.4%; p=0.008 among patients >60 and 40 to 60 years, respectively. The mortality rate was 12.5% vs. 3.5%; p=0.038 among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Similarly, the mortality rate was 11.4% vs. 1.6%, p=0.022, among hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients.

Conclusion: It is to conclude that AKI in AHF patients carries a significant burden of in-hospital mortality. The mortality rate was significantly higher for patients with older age and co-morbid conditions such as hypertension and diabetes.

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Published

2023-06-29

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Bhatti KI, Imdad M, Ali G, Khan N, Zada S, Kumari S. In-hospital Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2023Jun.29 [cited 2024Oct.16];56(2):179-83. Available from: https://www.pakheartjournal.com/index.php/pk/article/view/2543

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