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In infectious endocarditis patients mortality is highly related to kidney function at time of diagnosis: A prospective observational cohort study of 231 cases
European Journal of Internal Medicine , 06/12/09
Buchholtz K et al. - Decreased kidney function is prevalent in patients with endocarditis. Calculated EECC at the time of admission is easily obtained in all IE patients and has a high and independent predictive prognostic value for mortality.
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