Prognostic Role of Renal Replacement Therapy Among Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure in the Brazilian National Public Health System

The in-hospital mortality rate of 11.7% observed among patients with acute heart failure admitted to Brazilian public hospitals was alarmingly high, exceeding that of patients admitted to North American and European institutions. This is the first report to quantify the rate of renal replacement therapy in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in Brazil.