American Heart Journal
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 193-194 , February 2004

Heart failure treatment and renal function

  • Peter G Lapman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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  • Gary N Golduber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Thierry H Le Jemtel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thierry H. Le Jemtel, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Forchheimer G-42, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.

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    The major predisposing conditions to CHF and CRI involve the peripheral circulartion, coronary circulation, or both (large circle). Hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus are the

    The major predisposing conditions to CHF and CRI involve the peripheral circulartion, coronary circulation, or both (large circle). Hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus are the predisposing conditions for CHF (medium circle). Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the predisposing conditions for CRI (small circle). The area shared by the intersection of the 2 small circles contains the patients with CHF and CRI. They have a worse clinical outcome than patients with only CHF or CRI.

PII: S0002-8703(03)00709-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.10.003

American Heart Journal
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 193-194 , February 2004

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