THE URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION RATE IN THE PREDICTION OF EARLY MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCADIAL INFARCTION

Bos S., Kurt T., Okuturlar O., TÜKEK T.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.68, sa.1, ss.14-18, 2005 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-18
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Microalbuminuria, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) increases in acute myocardial infarction (MI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the increase of urinary AER was an important factor for predicting early mortality and heart failure in patients with acute MI.