Kidney Function
Study findings from M. Kruk et al provide new insights into kidney function
Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010
In this recent report published in the journal Atherosclerosis, researchers in Warsaw, Poland conducted a study "To examine the incidence and inter-relationships between admission hyperglycemia, anemia and impaired renal function and its impact on clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary PCI. The study group comprised 1880 patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI, enrolled in a prospective registry."
"The primary endpoint of in-hospital death occurred in 88 (4.7%) patients. Hyperglycemia (glucose >11.1 mmol/L) was present in 352(18.7%), anemia (hematocrit <36% women, <39% men) in 396(21.1%),...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-20)
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