Can we save the kidneys by protecting the heart?

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Feb 6;10(2):165-6. doi: 10.2215/CJN.12761214. Epub 2015 Jan 20.

Authors

Srisakul Chirakarnjanakorn¹, W H Wilson Tang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; and tangw@ccf.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; heart failure; renal dysfunction.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Glomerular Filtration Rate*
Humans
Kidney / physiopathology*
Male
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Peptide Fragments / blood*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / diagnosis*
Troponin T / blood*

Substances

Peptide Fragments
Troponin T
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain

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