Long-Term Variation in Kidney Function and Its Impact After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Kidney disease (KD) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with major cardiovascular events (MACE). We sought to compare the long-term variation in KD in patients with AMI versus controls and its value as a risk factor for MACE in patients with AMI. A cohort of 300 outpatients with AMI, recruited between 2014 and 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, were compared with a control cohort matched 1:1 based on age and several risk factors for developing KD. Annual estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using MDRD-4 formula and albuminuria were collected and patients were followed up for the occurrence of MACE (death, heart failure hospitalization, AMI, or stroke).

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - November 9, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eduard R ódenas-Alesina, Paolo Cabeza-Martínez, Valeria Zamora-Putin, Ivana Pariggiano, Roxana Escalona, Yassin Belahnech, Montse Delgado de la Cruz, Paolo Calabrò, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Jordi Bañeras Source Type: research