The Kidney in Heart Failure: The Role of Venous Congestion.

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J

Division of Kidney Diseases, Hypertension & Transplantation, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, US.

Published: September 2022

Heart failure can lead to renal impairment, an interaction now termed "cardiorenal syndrome." The prevalent physiological explanation for the renal impairment that accompanies heart failure centers around the forward failure hypothesis, which emphasizes the role of left ventricular dysfunction in causing edema, and the backward failure hypothesis, which singles out venous congestion as the dominant mechanism of edema and reduced glomerular filtration rate. In this review, we provide an appraisal on venous congestion, an extremely important contributor that has received little attention. We also summarize the pharmacology of loop diuretics, explain current understanding of diuretic resistance, and address controversies regarding decongestive treatments.

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