Elevated blood urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio increased the risk of hospitalization and all-cause death in patients with chronic heart failure

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Lin, Hung Ju ^a   Chao, Chia Lun ^a,b   Chien, Kuo Liong ^a,c   Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Lee, Chii Ming ^a   Lin, Yen Hung ^a   Wu, Yen Wen ^a   Hsu, Ron Bin ^a   Chou, Nai Kuan ^a   Wang, Shoei Shen ^a   Chen, Ching Yi ^c   Chen, Ming Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood urea nitrogen; Glomerular filtration rate; Heart failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 68749088337     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0025-1     Document Type: Article

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