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Editorial
. 2017 May;28(5):1337-1339.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017030226. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Decoding Acute Myocardial Infarction among Patients on Dialysis

Charles E Howard  1 , Peter A McCullough  2   3   4
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Editorial

Decoding Acute Myocardial Infarction among Patients on Dialysis

Charles E Howard et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: ICD-9-CM codes; cardiovascular disease; chronic hemodialysis.

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Figure 1.
Serial measurements of scaled troponins by renal function and myocardial infarction (MI) status demonstrating that scaling allows easy visual distinction between myocardial infarction and nonmyocardial infarction patterns. Reprinted from reference , with permission.
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