Nisha Bansal, Hocine Tighiouart, Daniel Weiner, John Griffith, Panagiotis Vlagopoulos, Deeb Salem, Adeera Levin, Mark J Sarnak
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), anemia, and declining kidney function are recognized as risk factors for adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. This analysis was conducted to evaluate whether anemia is a risk factor for kidney function decrease in patients with heart failure. Data from the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD), a randomized trial of enalapril versus placebo in patients with ejection fractions <or=35%, were analyzed. After randomization, creatinine measurements were taken at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 4 months, and every 4 months thereafter...
April 15, 2007: American Journal of Cardiology