American Heart Journal
Volume 144, Issue 6 , Pages 1003-1011 , December 2002

Elevated serum creatinine is associated with 1-year mortality after acute myocardial infarction

Received 27 April 2001 ,Accepted 4 April 2002.

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☆ Supported in part by grants HL-03533 and HL-07575, from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH, Premium Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Ave, Framingham, MA 01702.

★ E-mail: chris@fram.nhlbi.nih.gov

PII: S0002-8703(02)00224-7

doi: 10.1067/mhj.2002.125504

American Heart Journal
Volume 144, Issue 6 , Pages 1003-1011 , December 2002

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