Publications by authors named "Hirokake Okazaki"
Background: The relationship between acute kidney injury (AKI) in the acute phase of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and patient outcome has not yet been reported.
Methods And Results: Data for 625 patients with ADHF admitted to the intensive care unit were analyzed. No AKI occurred in 281 patients (no AKI) during the first 5 days.