title: Cadmium excretion predicting 30-day mortality and illness severity of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Clinical Toxicology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center, Chang Gung University and School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: jllin99@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ja-Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Pao-Hsien
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Dan-Tzu
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lin-Tan
authors.forename: Ching-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Wen-Hung
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kuan-Hsing
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tzung-Hai
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002104:Cadmium / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000652:urine; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Hospital mortality; ICU day 1 urine excretion of cadmium; Intensive care unit