2003
Worsening renal function: What is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure?
Smith GL, Vaccarino V, Kosiborod M, Lichtman JH, Cheng S, Watnick SG, Krumholz HM. Worsening renal function: What is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure? Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2003, 9: 13-25. PMID: 12612868, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCohort StudiesConnecticutCreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansKidney DiseasesKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisConceptsCreatinine elevationRenal functionHeart failureAdverse outcomesRisk of deathNumber of patientsMagnitude of riskBaseline creatinineProspective cohortRisk factorsFunctional declineHigh riskPatientsCreatinineMortalityHospitalizationDeathDlImportant predictorRiskElevationMeaningful changeMaximum specificityOutcomesBetter definition
2002
Worsening renal function: what is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure?
Smith G, Vaccarino V, Kosiborod M, Lichtman J, Cheng S, Krumholz H. Worsening renal function: what is a clinically meaningful change in creatinine during hospitalization with heart failure? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 461. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)82070-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research