title: Prognostic value of in-hospital change in cystatin C in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure and renal dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Pinelopi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rafouli-Stergiou
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dimitrios_farmakis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmakis
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bistola
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, General Hospital "Evagelismos", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vasiliadis
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ignatios
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lekakis
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippatos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D059347:Cardio-Renal Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D055316:Cystatin C / Q000097:blood*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D055316:Cystatin C
keywords: Acute heart failure; Cardiorenal syndrome; Cystatin C; Prognosis; Worsening renal function