… the association between renal insufficiency and mortality among women with heart failure
(HF) and to evaluate this risk by the presence of preserved or depressed systolic function. …

… of renal insufficiency with cardiovascular risk among women with known coronary heart
disease … were postmenopausal women with documented coronary artery disease; our findings …

… The association between decreased renal function and risk of CHF in our study remained
highly significant after controlling for coronary heart disease and other atherogenic risk factors, …

… In a prior study in women, we found that cardiovascular risk appeared to increase above a
serum creatinine level of 1.2 mg/dL 4 . Studies in men have used serum creatinine cutoffs to …

… heart failure have renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR] <60 mL/min
per 1.73 m 2 ), and renal insufficiency … ) body weight (kg) 0.85 if female]/[72 serum creatinine …

… (women) illustrate the prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors according to renal function …
study clarifies the relationship between renal impairment and vascular disease. It is generally …

… % of women had at least moderate renal dysfunction (stage III… % of women were reported as
having “renal insufficiency” in … in men and women with moderate renal dysfunction (stage III) …

… rate among women ( 21 ). Additionally, in the Framingham study, elevated serum creatinine
levels were not associated with cardiovascular disease incidences among men or women. …

… Renal insufficiency (RI) is a strong predictor of adverse outcome in patients with heart failure
(HF). … , as determined by the MDRD equation, only 33.4% of men and 27.3% of women were …

BACKGROUND: Renal dysfunction and worsening renal function (WRF) during heart failure
(HF) therapy predict outcomes. We determined whether the severity of renal dysfunction, the …