Relationship between BUN/Cr and Prognosis of HF Across the Full Spectrum of Ejection Fraction

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 120; no. 3; p. e20220427
• Main Authors: Kang, Yuan, Wang, Conglin, Niu, Xiaojing, Shi, Zhijing, Li, Mingxue, Tian, Jianli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Blood Urea Nitrogen; Heart Failure; Humans; Prognosis; Stroke Volume - physiology; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology

In patients with heart failure (HF), due to the relative deficiency of blood volume, neurohormone system activation leads to renal vasoconstriction, which affects the content of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) in the body, while BUN and Cr are easily affected by other factors. Therefor...