Why the study?
Are chronic kidney disease and anemia associated with increased inhospital mortality and early readmission in patients hospitalized with heart failure?
Population
955 patients hospitalized with heart failure (identified by ICD-10 codes in 1999)
Comparison
Presence of chronic kidney disease and/or anemia vs Absence of chronic kidney disease and/or anemia
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Inhospital and 30 days
Authors
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In patients hospitalized with heart failure, the presence of chronic kidney disease and anemia are independent predictors of inhospital mortality and early readmission.
Are chronic kidney disease and anemia associated with increased inhospital mortality and early readmission in patients hospitalized with heart failure?
In patients hospitalized with heart failure, the presence of chronic kidney disease and anemia are independent predictors of inhospital mortality and early readmission.
Luthi et al. (2006) studied this question.
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