Cardiovascular Outcomes in Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes: Impact of Blood Pressure Level and Presence of Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Vasilios Papademetriou,
Misbah Zaheer,
Michael Doumas,
Laura Lovato,
William B. Applegate,
Costas Tsioufis,
Amy Mottle,
Zubin Punthakee,
William C. Cushman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000446122
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , kidney disease , stroke (engine) , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , population , type 2 diabetes , guideline , cardiology , endocrinology , confidence interval , pathology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent a population prone to cardiovascular disease (CVD) but vulnerable to adverse medication effects. We assessed the impact of intensive antihypertensive therapy on the cerebrovascular and other CVD outcomes in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes and baseline CKD.
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