Risk for Cardiovascular Outcomes among Subjects with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Greater-than-Normal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate | Zendy

Jula K. Inrig | Zendy; Barbara S. Gillespie | Zendy; Uptal D. Patel | Zendy; Libbie P. Briley | Zendy; Lilin She | Zendy; J. Donald Easton | Zendy; Eric J. Topol | Zendy; Lynda A. Szczech | Zendy

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Risk for Cardiovascular Outcomes among Subjects with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Greater-than-Normal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Author(s) -

Jula K. Inrig,

Barbara S. Gillespie,

Uptal D. Patel,

Libbie P. Briley,

Lilin She,

J. Donald Easton,

Eric J. Topol,

Lynda A. Szczech

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00930207

Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , heart failure , hazard ratio , cardiology , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering

Estimating equations for calculating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) occasionally identify patients with elevated eGFR, yet the prognostic significance remains to be determined. This study sought to define the association of an elevated eGFR on the risk for death and cardiovascular outcomes among subjects with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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