Association of Early Heart Failure Symptoms and Subsequent Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Mortality Among Dialysis Patients
Higher HF symptom burden and functional limitations at dialysis initiation are independently associated with increased risk of HF hospitalization and all-cause mortality, suggesting that the KCCQ score may help predict outcomes early in the course of treatment.
Authors
- Mahlet Assefa
- Leila R. Zelnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5111)
- B. R. Kestenbaum
- Nisha Bansal
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney360
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.34067/kid.0000001142
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00