Abstract
© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines recommend that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) be offered the same therapies as other high-risk ACS patients with normal renal function. Our objective was to describe the gaps in evidence-based care offered to patients with ACS and concomitant CKD. Methods Patients presenting to 41 Australian hospitals with suspected ACS were stratified by presence of CKD (glomerular filtration rate
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 566-572.e1 |
Journal | American Heart Journal |
Volume | 170 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |