Review Article

Heart-Kidney Interaction: Epidemiology of Cardiorenal Syndromes

Table 1

Summary of studies fulfilling criteria for Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS Type 1) with a presenting diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure.

StudyPopulationStudy type (data source)AKI (WRF) definitionIncidence AKI (%)Cardiac diseaseOutcome

Nohria et al., 2008 [15]n = 433
Mean Age 56 yrs
Male %
DM 34%
HTN 47%
Retrospective
(ESCAPE Trial)
SCr > 26.5 μmol/L29.5Hospitalized ADHFAll-cause death (6 m) (HR) increased for SCr > 106.1
AKI (>26.5 μmol/L) not associated with death/readmission
Logeart et al., 2008 [16]n = 416
Age 71 yrs
Male 59%
DM 23%
HTN 42%
ProspectiveSCr > 26.5 μmol/L37Hospitalized ADHF Prevalence:
LVEF 0.35
LVEF ≤ 0.45 70%
Prior HF 45%
Prior MI 55%
All-cause death (6 m) or Readmission (adj-HR) 1.74
Increased LOS 3 d
Risk persisted whether AKI transient or not
Metra et al., 2008 [17]n = 318
Mean Age 68 yrs
Male 60%
DM 34%
HTN 53%
ProspectiveSCr > 26.5 μmol/L & ≥ 25%34Hospitalized ADHF Prevalence:
Prior MI 51%
Prior HF 58%
CV death or readmission (adj-HR) 1.47
Increased LOS 7 d
Aronson and Burger [18]n = 467ProspectiveSCr > 44.2 μmol/L33.9 Transient 7.9 Persistent 14.3Hospitalized ADHFAll-cause death (6 m) 17.3%, 20.5%, and 46.1% for no WRF, transient WRF, persistent WRF
Adj-HR for persistent WRF 3.2 (95% CI, 2,1–5.0)
Belziti et al., 2010 [19]n = 200RetrospectiveSCr > 26.5 μmol/L & ≥ 25%23Hospitalized ADHFHigher mortality at 1-year (P <  .01)
Rehospitalization for WRF (HR 1.65, P =  .003)
Longer median LOS for WRF (9 versus 4 days, P <  .05)
Kociol et al., 2010 [20]n = 20,063RetrospectiveSCr > 26.5 μmol/L17.8Hospitalized ADHF1-year mortality 35.4% (HR 1.12, 95% CI, 1.4–1.20)
Rehospitalization 64.5%

SCr: serum creatinine; m: months; d: days; CV: cardiovascular; LOS: length of stay.