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Chronic kidney disease in heart failure (CKD-HF) is common, with high mortality, poor quality of life (related to anaemia, fluid overload) and multiple clinical issues which require a multidisciplinary approach. The role of a combined nephrology-cardiology clinic to manage CKD-HF patients is not known, which this study investigates. This study examined the referral patterns, comorbidities, management issues and interventions in patients referred to a combined CKD-HF clinic in an inner-city tertiary care hospital. All data were collected as part of an audit for patients referred over … |
