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A1 Bouzas-Mosquera A, Vázquez-Rodríguez JM, Peteiro J, Álvarez-García N
T1 ACute kidney injury and long-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2009
FD January 12
VO 169
IS 1
SP 87
OP 89
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.554
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2008.554
AB 
Whether acute kidney injury is an independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction is a matter of controversy,2 since it is usually a transient condition and tends to occur in patients with higher age and more extensive myocardial infarctions, along with many other comorbidities that may also be associated with outcome. The authors adjusted their results for several variables, including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), which has been shown to be a strong predictor of long-term survival after an acute myocardial infarction.3- 4