急性肾炎心力衰竭是儿科临床方面常见的病象之一,也是造成急性肾炎期主要的死亡原因。作者检查上海儿童医院自1940—1955年的422例急性肾炎中,死亡16例;其中死于心力衰竭者占12例。1955年,顾友梅氏等报告90例急性肾炎,5例死亡病例中,4例系心力衰竭所致。1957年,刘震南氏等报告96例急性肾炎,3例死亡病例中,1例为心力衰竭所造成。1957年, Acute nephritis Heart failure is one of the most common clinical manifestations in pediatrics and one of the major causes of death in acute nephritis. The authors examined Shanghai Children’s Hospital from 1940 to 1955, 422 cases of acute nephritis, 16 patients died; of which 12 died of heart failure. In 1955, Gu Youmei et al reported 90 cases of acute nephritis, 5 cases of deaths, 4 cases of heart failure. In 1957, Liu Zhennan’s report of 96 cases of acute nephritis, 3 cases of deaths, 1 case caused by heart failure. In 1957,