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Kidney Week

Clinical Practice Session

Clinical Cauldron: AKI in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure

October 24, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Location: Room 711, Convention Center

Session Description

This session reviews the mechanisms of AKI (pseudo-AKI or hypercreatininemia) in patients hospitalized with heart failure. Experts discuss diagnostic challenges in detecting AKI, management dilemmas, and outcomes of patients who develop AKI. Novel management strategies for heart failure are also presented.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Describe the mechanisms that contribute to AKI in patients with heart failure
  • Identify approaches to detecting AKI in patients with heart failure
  • Identify management strategies for AKI in patients with heart failure
  • Discuss outcomes of patients who develop AKI
  • Discuss novel devices for managing heart failure

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Health
  • AKI and Critical Care

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