Terapia dialítica no paciente cardiopata / Dialysis therapy in patients with heart disease

A otimização das medidas para controle volêmico tem papel preponderante naabordagem de pacientes com disfunção cardíaca e renal combinada, uma vez quealterações crônicas ou agudas em um desses órgãos, em geral, induzem ou perpetuam anormalidades (funcionais e/ou estruturais) no outro. Esta revisão de literatura propõe uma análise sobre as principais medidas terapêuticas no cardiopata com disfunção renal...

Optimizing the methods used in the control of volemia is very important in the treatment of patients with combined heart and renal dysfunction, as chronic or acute changes in either of these organs generally induces or perpetuates abnormalities (functional and/orstructural) in the other. This literature review analyzes the main therapeutic methods used in heart disease with renal dysfunction...

Síndrome cardiorrenal tipo 1 en la unidad de cuidados intensivos coronarios del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza / Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 in the intensive coronary care unit of the Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza

Objetivos: Evaluar la incidencia de síndrome cardiorrenal tipo 1 (SCR1) en una unidad de cuidados intensivos coronarios y su asociación a mortalidad intrahospitalaria a 30 días, así como a otras características epidemiológicas. Métodos: Se revisaron las historias clínicas de todos los pacientes hospitalizados con diagnóstico de falla cardíaca aguda en un periodo de 4 años. Se definió como SCR1 la presencia de falla cardíaca aguda más una creatinina al ingreso ≥ 0.3 mg/dL con respecto a la creatinina basal calculada por la fórmula MDRD75, y/o una elevación ≥ 50% de la creatinina al ingreso en un periodo de 48 h. Resultados: La incidencia de SCR1 fue del 27.87%, IC95%: 20.13-36.71 (34 de 122). Hubo una mayor frecuencia de SCR1 en los pacientes que ingresaron con diagnóstico de shock cardiogénico (RR: 2.02; IC95%: 1.20-3.93; p = 0.0378) y en los que tenían niveles más altos de hemoglobina (p = 0.0412). El SCR1 se asoció a una mayor mortalidad intrahospitalaria a 30 días (HR: 4.11; IC95%: 1.20-14.09; p = 0.0244). Conclusiones: La incidencia de SCR1 en la unidad de cuidados intensivos coronarios encontrada en nuestro estudio es similar a la descrita en estudios extranjeros. La presencia de shock cardiogénico como causa de falla cardíaca y valores más altos de hemoglobina se asociaron a una mayor incidencia de SCR1. Los pacientes con SCR1 tuvieron mayor mortalidad intrahospitalaria a 30 días.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the incidence of cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) type 1 in a coronary care unit and its association with hospital mortality within 30 days of admission, as well as other epidemiological characteristics. Methods: The medical records of all the patients who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of acute heart failure in a 4-year period were reviewed. CRS type 1 was characterized by the presence of acute heart failure and an elevation of serum creatinine ≥ 0.3 mg/dL in comparison to the baseline creatinine calculated by the MDRD75 equation and/or the elevation of ≥ 50% of the admission serum creatinine within a 48 h period. Results: The incidence of CRS type 1 was 27.87%, 95% CI: 20.13-36.71 (34 of 122). There was a higher frequency of CRS type 1 in those patients who were admitted with the diagnosis of cardiogenic shock (adjusted RR 2.02, 95% CI: 1.20-3.93, p = 0.0378) and in those with higher hemoglobin levels (p = 0.0412). The CRS type 1 was associated with an increase of 30-day mortality (HR: 4.11, 95% CI: 1.20-14.09, p = 0.0244). Conclusions: The incidence of CRS type 1 in the coronary care unit found in our study is similar to those found in foreign studies. The history of stroke and the higher values of hemoglobin were associated with a higher incidence of cardiorenal syndrome type 1. Patients with CRS type 1 had a higher hospital mortality within 30 days of admission.

El síndrome cardiorenal en insuficiencia cardíaca: un paradigma en evolución / The cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure: an envolving paradigm

Background: Heart failure constitutes a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States and its incidence and prevalence continue to grow, increasing its burden on the health care system. Renal dysfunction in patients with heart failure is common and has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes. This interaction, termed the cardiorenal syndrome, is a complex phenomenon characterized by a pathophysiological disequilibrium between the heart and the kidney, in which malfunction of one organ subsequently promotes the impairment of the other. Multiple neuro-humoral mechanisms are involved in this cardiorenal interaction, including the deficiency of and/or resistance to compensatory natriuretic peptides, leading to sodium retention, volume overload and organ remodeling. Management of patients with the cardiorenal syndrome can be challenging and should be individualized. Emerging therapies must address the function of both organs in order to secure better clinical outcomes. To this end, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended to achieve optimal results.

Síndrome cardiorenal / Cardiorenal syndrome

El Síndrome Cardio Renal (SCR) en una entidad compleja y sólo recientemente reconocida, que está en plena fase de definición, estudio de su patogénesis y fisiopatología. El SCR fue primero descrito como el empeoramiento de la función renal en los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca aguda o crónica descompensada, y reúne a internistas, cardiólogos, nefrólogos e intensivistas, siendo además un importante marcador pronóstico de la misma. Si bien la presencia de compromiso de la función renal es frecuente en los pacientes cardiópatas, especialmente en aquellos con insuficiencia cardiaca, no es menos frecuente el compromiso cardiovascular y miocárdico expresado como insuficiencia cardiaca (IC), en los pacientes con enfermedad renal terminal...

The Cardio-renal Syndrome (CRS) is a complex and a recently recognized entity, which is in full stage of definition, pathogenesis and pathophysiological study. The CRS was first described as a failure of the renal system in patients with Acute or Chronic Cardiac Deficiency not compensated, and it groups internists, cardiologists, nephrologists, and intensivists, being, moreover, an important marker prognosis. Although the presence of compromise of the kidney function is frequent in heart disease patients, especially in those with Cardiac Deficiency, it is not less common the cardiovascular and myocardial compromise, named as Cardiac Deficiency (CD), in patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease...