title: Measuring renal function in acute heart failure: A place for old and new equations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Medicine, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: mpalvelos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvelos
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Medicine, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit, Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laszczyńska
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit, Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Pathology, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Biochemistry, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit, Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Medicine, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bettencourt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D055316:Cystatin C / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D055316:Cystatin C; D003404:Creatinine
keywords: Cystatin C; Glomerular filtration rate; Heart failure; Prognosis; Renal dysfunction