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(From CBS Marketwatch (Stories))
BOSTON (MarketWatch) - Clinical researchers have found more evidence linking use of the Johnson & Johnson cardiac drug Natrecor and impaired kidney function, according to a leading medical publication.
In the most recent edition of the American Heart Association's journal "Circulation," a group of researchers reported that use of the drug worsened renal function in some sufferers of acute congestive heart failure.
Johnson & Johnson spokesmen weren't available for comment Monday night.
The researchers based their conclusions on the study of data on 1,269 patients from five previous clinical studies. They…