title: Worsening Renal Function and Mortality in Heart Failure: Causality or Confounding?
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT (J.M.T.); and Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (M.A.B.-B.). jeffrey.testani@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Testani
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT (J.M.T.); and Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (M.A.B.-B.).
authors.forename: Meredith A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brisco-Bacik
mesh_terms: D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
keywords: Editorials; cardio-renal syndrome; glomerular filtration rate; heart failure; prognosis; renin-angiotensin system; worsening renal function