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Affiliation
Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. liangk@upmc.edu
Authors
Argyropoulos C, Dew MA, Liang KV, Pike F, Teuteberg J, Unruh ML, Weissfeld L
Studies
Citation
Liang KV, Pike F, Argyropoulos C, Weissfeld L, Teuteberg J, Dew MA, Unruh ML. Heart failure severity scoring system and medical- and health-related quality-of-life outcomes: the HEMO study. Am J Kidney Dis 2011 Jul;58(1):84-92. Epub 2011 May 6.Abstract
Cardiac disease is the leading cause of death in US prevalent hemodialysis (HD) patients. There is a lack of data about the impact of the severity of heart failure (HF) on outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in HD patients. We aimed to determine the prognostic importance of the Index of Disease Severity (IDS) of the Index of Coexistent Disease (ICED) scoring system as an HF severity measure.