Here we present the case of a 90-year-old man with chronic heart and renal failure who was admitted with what appeared to be a simple heart failure exacerbation. However, further investigation led to the diagnosis of profound amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism as the cause of his acute decompensation, highlighting the importance of a broad differential diagnosis and thorough investigation.

ADQI0--Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative--is a process that was created seeking consensus and evidence-based recommendations in the field of acute kidney injury. This organization gave birth to important classifications such as the RIFLE and the cardiorenal syndrome. Several conferences were organized in the last 10 years. Today, ADQI is a well-known initiative and it provides useful informatio...

A serious adverse effect of cancer therapies is cardiovascular toxicity, which significantly limits the widespread use antineoplastic agents. The promising new field cardio-oncology offers identification potent anti-cancer therapeutics that effectively inhibit cell proliferation without causing cardiotoxicity. Future introduction recently identified cardio-safe compounds into clinical practice ...