Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 26-28 , February 2003

Beware the rising creatinine level

  • Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine San Francisco, California
    • Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Division of General Internal Medicine San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Glenn C. Chertow, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Barry M. Massie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine San Francisco, California
    • Cardiology, San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, California
    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California

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☆ Reprint requests: Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH, GIM Section (111A1), San Francisco VAMC, 4150 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94121.

☆☆ Dr. Shlipak is funded by a Research Career Development Award from the Health Services Research and Development Service of the Veterans Affairs Administration, and by R03 HL68099-01.

PII: S1071-9164(02)25410-X

doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.10

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 26-28 , February 2003

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