The Prognostic Importance of Changes in Renal Function during Treatment for Acute Heart Failure Depends on Admission Renal Function

• Ryan Reid,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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• Justin A. Ezekowitz ,

  * E-mail: jae2@ualberta.ca

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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• Paul M. Brown,

  Affiliation Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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• Finlay A. McAlister,

  Affiliations Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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• Brian H. Rowe,

  Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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• Branko Braam

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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