Comparison of Renal Function and Cardiovascular Risk Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus
Anavekar NS, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Maggioni A, Rouleau JL, Califf R, White H, Kober L, Velazquez E, Pfeffer MA. Comparison of Renal Function and Cardiovascular Risk Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 925-929. PMID: 18359309, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRenal dysfunctionRenal functionMyocardial infarctionCV outcomesDiabetes mellitusHigh-risk acute myocardial infarctionCox proportional modelingAdverse CV outcomesComposite cardiovascular eventsComposite end pointIndependent risk factorRenal Disease equationGlomerular filtration rateReduced renal functionBaseline creatinineCV eventsMean eGFRCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseCV riskVentricular dysfunctionCardiovascular riskHeart failureOverall mortality