How to Prevent Heart Failure for Patients with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)

Heart Failure is a common complication of Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), which can threaten patients’ life seriously. As it is caused by several causes, the patients should also take comprehensive measures to prevent Chronic Renal Failure from causing Heart Failure.

1. The patients with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) should reduce the blood volume, especially for those without urine. Firstly, they should limit water intake. If the urine output volume is less than 1000 ml per day, they should limit their water intake within 200~300 ml and salt intake within 2~3 grams per day. Next, if necessary, the patients should use diuretic so as to guarantee their urine output volume is above 1000 ml.

2. In order to prevent Heart Failure, the patients with Renal Failure should control their blood pressure effectively. In most cases, for patients with Renal Failure, their high blood pressure I is mainly induced by retention of water in body. If their blood pressure is still high after limiting water and using, they should take some antihypertensive medicines to decrease their blood pressure. Usually, they should keep their blood pressure within 120~140 mmHg/ 70~80 mmHg.

3. Correcting anemia can make heart get sufficient oxgen supplement. All patients with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) have anemia. Serious anemia can cause myocardial ischemia thus making myocardial contractility decrease and heart failure. The patients should use hemopoietin to make their hemoglobin level within 110~120 grams/L.

4. Correcting hyperkalemia and acidosis can keep a favorable internal body environment.

In addition, the patients should use cholesterol-lowering medicines to prevent myocardial blood vessels atherosclerosis.


Heart Failure can threaten patients’ life seriously. Therefore, the patients with Renal Failure should take effective measures to prevent its happening in advance.