Evaluation of renal function in elderly heart failure patients on ACE inhibitors

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 883, 1999, Pages 275-277

  Jolobe, O M P ^a  

^a TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Elderly patients; Heart failure; Renal deterioration

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY;

EID: 0032952257     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.883.275     Document Type: Article

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