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Taxa de filtração glomerular: que fórmula deverá ser usada em doentes com enfarte agudo do miocárdio?
Author(s) -
Sérgio Barra,
Rui Providência,
Joana Silva,
Pedro Gomes,
Luís Seca,
José Nascimento,
António LeitãoMarques
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2174-2030
pISSN - 0870-2551
DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2012.05.003
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology
There is disagreement regarding the best method for assessing renal dysfunction in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). This study aims to compare two commonly used formulas for measuring glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (Cockcroft-Gault [CG] and modification of diet in renal disease [MDRD]) in terms of predicting extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) and short- and long-term cardiovascular risk.

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