Independent Components of Chronic Kidney Disease as a Cardiovascular Risk State
Author(s) -
Peter A. McCullough,
Claudine Jurkovitz,
Pablo E. Pérgola,
Janet B. McGill,
Wendy Weinstock Brown,
Alan J. Collins,
Shucheng Chen,
Suying Li,
Ajay Singh,
Keith C. Norris,
Michael J. Klag,
George L. Bakris
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.11.1122
Subject(s) - medicine , microalbuminuria , kidney disease , renal function , diabetes mellitus , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , body mass index , blood pressure , glycated hemoglobin , cohort , cardiology , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , mechanical engineering , engineering
The relationships of anemia, microalbuminuria, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subsequent death are not fully understood. We hypothesized that each of these chronic kidney disease-related measures would have an independent relationship with CVD.
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