Kidney function in the very elderly with hypertension: data from the hypertension in the very elderly (HYVET) trial
Author(s) -
Ruth Peters,
Nigel Beckett,
Ruth Poulter,
L. Burch,
Krzysztof Narkiewicz,
R. Fagard,
Dorothea Nitsch,
Ning Wang,
M. Li,
Astrid Fletcher,
C J Bulpitt
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs109
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , hazard ratio , placebo , cardiology , blood pressure , proteinuria , heart failure , perindopril , prehypertension , indapamide , kidney , confidence interval , pathology , alternative medicine
numerous reports have linked impaired kidney function to a higher risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. There are relatively few data relating to kidney function in the very elderly.
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