Cardiorenal Interactions in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Associations Between Renal Dysfunction, Albuminuria, and Echocardiographic Markers of Myocardial Function

Renal dysfunction in ADHF is associated with echocardiographic markers reflecting impaired longitudinal myocardial function and elevated filling pressure, with E/e' emerging as the strongest echocardiographic correlate. The integration of echocardiographic parameters with cardiorenal biomarkers may improve the characterization of the cardiorenal profile in patients hospitalized with ADHF.