Kidney function and specific mortality in 60-80 years old post-myocardial infarction patients: A 10-year follow-up study.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent among older post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. It is not known whether CKD is an independent risk factor for mortality in older post-MI patients with optimal cardiovascular drug-treatment. Therefore, we studied the relation between kidney funct...

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Main Authors: Ellen K Hoogeveen, Johanna M Geleijnse, Erik J Giltay, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu, Janette de Goede, Linda M Oude Griep, Theo Stijnen, Daan Kromhout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300181?pdf=render