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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: METHODS, METHODS, METHODS. Meshes: Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Hemodynamics, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Male, Pulmonary Edema, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left.
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Are [ Heart and kidney -- only together they strong . On the cardiorenal and renocardiac syndrome . Case 5/2011 ]? Context: We report on two patients with cardiorenal and renocardiac syndrome, respectively, who were treated with peritoneal dialysis. Patient 1 suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 20%. There was no hint for an intrinsic renal disease, urinalysis showed microalbuminuria at the most. Due to progressive cardiac forward failure kidney dysfunction and diuretic-refractory volume retention developed. Patient 2 was admitted with an uremic syndrome and newly developed atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography revealed a hitherto unknown dilated cardiomyopathy. Both patients were treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. This led to regression of the uremic complications. Sinus rhythm was restored in patient 2 after two weeks and cardiomyopathy was reversed after another 9 months.
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End-stage heart failure results in kidney dysfunction which can progress to a dialysis-dependent state. End-stage renal failure is often accompanied by cardiac dysfunction and failure. Final Decision: yes