Abstract:Objective To evaluate the relationship of worsening renal function (WRF) and cardiovascular mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods Decompensated HF patients admitted to our constitution between April 2010 and March 2016 were enrolled in this study. WRF was defined as serum creatinine relatively increased at least 25% or serum creatinine increased levels ≥0.3 mg/dL from the baseline. The cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality in HF patients were assessed in WRF (WRF group) and non-WRF (non-WRF group). Results Among 301 patients included, WRF occurred in 118 patients (39.2%). During a median followup period of 537 days, compared with the non-WRF group, cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality were significantly higher in the WRF group (P < 0.05). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis results showed that age and serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level were associated with both cardiovascular death and all-cause death. But, WRF was not the independent predictor of cardiovascular death and all-cause death. Conclusions WRF is associated with cardiovascular death in patients with HF. Although WRF is not an independent predictor for cardiovascular death, it may be one of useful markers to identify whether patients be followed carefully or not after discharge.