title: Response to letter by Balta et al regarding "Renal dysfunction and long-term risk of heart failure after coronary artery bypass grafting".
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.holzmann@karolinska.se.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Holzmann
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sartipy
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*