Kidney function and congestive heart failure. The Norwegian perspective.

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List of papers. The papers are removed from the thesis due to publisher restrictions.<br><br> Paper I: Waldum B, Westheim AS, Sandvik L, Flonaes B, Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Hole T, Os I. Renal function in outpatients with chronic heart failure. J Card Fail 2010 May;16(5):374-80. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.01.001">doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.01.001</a><br><br> Paper II: Waldum B, Westheim AS, Sandvik L, Flønæs B, Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Hole T, Os I. Baseline anemia is not a predictor of all-cause mortality in outpatients with advanced heart failure or severe renal dysfunction. Results from the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Jan 24;59(4):371-8. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.864">doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.864</a><br><br> Paper III: Waldum B, Stubnova V, Westheim AS, Omland T, Grundtvig M, Os I. Prognostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptides in patients with heart failure and renal dysfunction. Clin Kidney J (2013) 6 (1): 55-62.<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfs174">doi:10.1093/ckj/sfs174</a>