Prevention of Kidneys Failure in Patients with Heart Diseases at Cardiology Institut of Abidjan

Abstract

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is high and it is gradually increasing. Arterial hypertension accelerates many forms of renal disease and hastens the progression to ESRD. Patients with heart diseases with medication have not enough knowledge about the diet increasing kidney failure risks. Methods: This descriptive study included 42 selected randomly patients with cardiovascular complications with hypercreatininemia. Food frequency questionnaire was used. Creatininemia and clearance of creatininemia measurement were done. Results: The results of food frequency questionnaire shown that patients with higher serum creatinine are those who drink less than 1,5 liters of water a day and/or those have not a good repartition in water consumption. Patients with higher serum creatinine are those who drunk less than 1,5liters of water a day and those (p?0.5%). Then, Meals with frying induced more triglyceride production than meals with sauce (p?0.5). Among beverage, sodas and homemade juices were most consumed respectively at 36.6 and 51.3%. These beverages were associated with higher serum creatininemia. After 3 months of nutritional advises, drop in serum creatininemia were observed. Conclusion: Lowering serum creatinine involved augmentation in water amount consumption and good water consumption establishing. It also recommends Sodas and homemade Juice reducing Sodas should be reduce consumption and promoting water drinking.