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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2015; 3(1): 10-19
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.10
Evaluation of chronic kidney disease in chronic heart failure: From biomarkers to arterial renal resistances
Massimo Iacoviello, Marta Leone, Valeria Antoncecchi, Marco Matteo Ciccone
Massimo Iacoviello, Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital Policlinico Consorziale of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
Marta Leone, Valeria Antoncecchi, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
Author contributions: Iacoviello M decided the structure and contents of the review, contributed to the writing and revision of the paper and finally approved the submitted version; Leone M and Antoncecchi V reviewed all the literature concerning the review, contributed to the writing and revision of the paper and approved the submitted version; Ciccone MM contributed to the decision about structure and contents of the review as well as to the revision of the paper and final approval of the submitted version.
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Correspondence to: Massimo Iacoviello, MD, PhD, Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital Policlinico Consorziale of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. massimo.iacoviello@policlinico.ba.it
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Received: July 30, 2014
Peer-review started: July 30, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: October 20, 2014
Accepted: October 28, 2014
Article in press: December 23, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: In the clinical setting of chronic heart failure the evaluation of renal dysfunction is essential. This review revises the currently available markers of renal function in chronic heart failure for a better characterization of renal function. Moreover, it is discussed the potential utility of a Doppler derived parameter, the renal resistance index, which is associated with abnormalities in the kidney vascularization.