Relation between Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction
Anavekar NS, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, White HD, Nordlander R, Maggioni A, Dickstein K, Zelenkofske S, Leimberger JD, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA. Relation between Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 1285-1295. PMID: 15385655, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCaptoprilCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseCreatinineDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSurvival RateTetrazolesValineValsartanConceptsGlomerular filtration rateAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular outcomesHeart failureRisk factorsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialFour-component ModificationNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesMyocardial Infarction trialUse of aspirinComposite cardiovascular eventsComposite end pointRenal Disease equationCongestive heart failureMild renal diseaseRisk of deathCoronary revascularization proceduresMajor risk factorSerum creatinine measurementsBody surface areaCardiovascular causesKillip classRenal eventsCardiovascular complications