Journal article
Albuminuria, Reduced Kidney Function, and the Risk of ST‐ and non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction
Abstract
Background Chronic kidney disease is a recognized independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but whether the risks of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction ( STEMI ) and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction ( NSTEMI ) differ in the chronic kidney disease population is unknown. Methods and Results Using administrative data from Ontario, Canada, we examined patients ≥66 years of age with an outpatient estimated glomerular …
Authors
de Chickera SN; Bota SE; Kuwornu JP; Wijeysundera HC; Molnar AO; Lam NN; Silver SA; Clark EG; Sood MM
Journal
Journal of the American Heart Association, Vol. 7, No. 20,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 16, 2018
DOI
10.1161/jaha.118.009995
ISSN
2047-9980