American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 5 , Pages 630-632 , 1 March 2006

Comparison of the Relation Between Renal Impairment, Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease, and Long-Term Mortality in Women Versus Men

  • Ruoling Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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  • Sanjeev Kumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation, St. Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospitals, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • Adam Timmis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London NHS Trust, Cardiac Directorate, London, United Kingdom
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  • Gene Feder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Barts and the London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
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  • Muhammed M. Yaqoob, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation, St. Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospitals, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • Harry Hemingway, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 44-(0)207-6791691; fax: 44-(0)207-8130242.

Received 14 June 2005 ,Revised 20 September 2005 ,Accepted 20 September 2005.

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 The ACRE study was funded by the British Heart Foundation, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Hemingway was supported by a National Public Health Career Award from the Department of Health, London, United Kingdom.

PII: S0002-9149(05)01990-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.09.102

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 5 , Pages 630-632 , 1 March 2006

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