Persistent high blood urea nitrogen level is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with acute heart failure.

Kentaro JujoYuichiro MinamiShintaro HarukiYuya MatsueKensuke ShimazakiHiromu KadowakiIssei IshidaKeigo KambayashiHiroyuki ArashiHaruki SekiguchiNobuhisa Hagiwara

Published in: ESC heart failure (2017)

Persistent high BUN levels in hospital are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death and HF readmission. Normalization of BUN levels during hospitalization may be associated with long-term clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

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