2005
Low hematocrit predicts contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary interventions
Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Lasic Z, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Na Y, Pocock S, Negoita M, Moussa I, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Dangas G. Low hematocrit predicts contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary interventions. Kidney International 2005, 67: 706-713. PMID: 15673320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.67131.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContrast-induced nephropathyPercutaneous coronary interventionBaseline hematocritCoronary interventionLow hematocritLower baseline hematocritChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateImportant risk factorBaseline eGFRHematocrit dropLower eGFRConsecutive patientsIndependent predictorsKidney diseaseFiltration rateLowest quintileRisk factorsNephropathyPatientsHematocrit changesMultivariate analysisSignificant associationHematocrit valuesHematocrit
2003
The prognostic importance of anemia in patients with heart failure
Kosiborod M, Smith GL, Radford MJ, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of anemia in patients with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 114: 112-119. PMID: 12586230, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01498-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureLow hematocritHospital readmissionPrognostic importanceHematocrit levelsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regressionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazards regressionTraditional risk factorsVentricular ejection fractionPrincipal discharge diagnosisProportional hazards regressionRisk of deathElderly patientsOlder patientsClinical factorsEjection fractionIndependent predictorsDischarge diagnosisHazards regressionMedian hematocritPrognostic valueMean ageTreatable conditionRisk factors
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