Date of download: 5/28/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Long-term Risk of Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease Among the Elderly After Small Increases in Serum Creatinine Level During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(6): doi: /archinte Frequency of patients with an increase in serum creatinine level during hospitalization among patients discharged after acute myocardial infarction, Cooperative Cardiovascular Project, Of the patients, (56.8%) experienced a decrease or no change in serum creatinine level during hospitalization. To convert creatinine to micromoles per liter, multiply by Figure Legend:

Date of download: 5/28/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Long-term Risk of Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease Among the Elderly After Small Increases in Serum Creatinine Level During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(6): doi: /archinte Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (A) and all-cause mortality (B) according to maximum level of serum creatinine level increase during hospitalization, Cooperative Cardiovascular Project, 1994 to A, HR is adjusted for demographic characteristics (age, sex, race), comorbid conditions (history of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft, and previous or current smoking), and admission laboratory values (estimated glomerular filtration rate and presence of anemia). B, HR is adjusted for demographic characteristics (age, sex, race), comorbid conditions (history of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft, and previous or current smoking), admission laboratory values (estimated glomerular filtration rate and presence of anemia), in-hospital treatment (receipt of thrombolytic therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft, and intensive care unit admission), and discharge medications (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, β-blocker, and aspirin prescription). To convert creatinine to micromoles per liter, multiply by Figure Legend:

Date of download: 5/28/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Long-term Risk of Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease Among the Elderly After Small Increases in Serum Creatinine Level During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(6): doi: /archinte Adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (A) and all-cause mortality (B) according to maximum level of serum creatinine level increase during hospitalization, Cooperative Cardiovascular Project, 1994 to A, Adjusted for demographic characteristics (age, sex, and race), comorbid conditions (history of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft, and previous or current smoking), and admission laboratory values (estimated glomerular filtration rate and presence of anemia). B, Adjusted for demographic characteristics (age, sex, and race), comorbid conditions (history of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft, and previous or current smoking), admission laboratory values (estimated glomerular filtration rate and presence of anemia), in-hospital treatment (receipt of thrombolytic therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft, and intensive care unit admission), and discharge medications (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, β-blocker, and aspirin prescription). To convert creatinine to micromoles per liter, multiply by Figure Legend: