Albuminuria as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT: Background In patients with myocardial infarction ( MI ), reduced kidney function is recognized as an important predictor of poor prognosis, but the impact of albuminuria, a representative measure of kidney damage, has not been extensively evaluated. Methods and Results In the SCREAM (Stockholm Creatinine Measurements) project (2006-2012), we identified 2469 patients with incident MI with dipstick proteinuria measured within a year before MI (427 patients also had urine albumin to creatinine ratio [ ACR ] measured concurrently) and obtained estimates for ACR with multiple imputation in participants with data solely on dipstick proteinuria. We quantified the association of ACR with the post- MI composite and individual outcomes of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, recurrent MI

SUBMITTER: Mok Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6507197 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature