Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in the Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in a Case Series of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Case Series

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population: a case series of 24 patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).

Patients	Group A	Group B
Number of patients	12	12
Mean age
Male	3	4
Female	9	8
AKI diagnosis	8	5
Absence AKI	4	7
Hospital stay (days)
CKD	4	3
COPD	1	4
Diabetes mellitus type 2	0	4
Chronic heart disease	12	12
Autoimmune vasculitis	0	0
Malignancy	1	3
Surgery	0	0

AKI: Acute Kidney Injury; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.