Serum Urea Nitrogen, Creatinine, and Estimators of Renal Function: Mortality in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Smith GL, Shlipak MG, Havranek EP, Foody JM, Masoudi FA, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. Serum Urea Nitrogen, Creatinine, and Estimators of Renal Function: Mortality in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 1134-1142. PMID: 16717177, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.10.1134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreatinine levelsMyocardial infarctionHeart failureMDRD eGFRCardiovascular patientsSerum urea nitrogen levelsOlder cardiovascular patientsHeart failure patientsModification of DietGlomerular filtration rateUrea nitrogen levelsProportional hazards modelSerum urea nitrogenML/minMagnitude of riskRenal measuresPostdischarge mortalityRenal dysfunctionOlder patientsRenal functionFailure patientsOutcome prognosticationRetrospective cohortFiltration rateCardiovascular disease