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To the Editor: In their article regarding the use of troponin T levels as prognostic factors in patients with renal dysfunction, Aviles et al. (June 27 issue)¹ conclude that these levels predict short-term prognosis "regardless of [the patient's] level of creatinine clearance." This statement should be amended.

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