Impact of Cardiovascular Calcification in Nondialyzed Patients after 24 Months of Follow-up | Zendy

Renato Watanabe | Zendy; Marcelo M. Lemos | Zendy; Sílvia Regina Manfredi | Zendy; Sérgio Antônio Draibe | Zendy; María Eugênia Fernandes Canziani | Zendy

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Impact of Cardiovascular Calcification in Nondialyzed Patients after 24 Months of Follow-up

Author(s) -

Renato Watanabe,

Marcelo M. Lemos,

Sílvia Regina Manfredi,

Sérgio Antônio Draibe,

María Eugênia Fernandes Canziani

Publication year - 2009

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.06240909

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , cardiology , dialysis , diabetes mellitus , population , renal function , prospective cohort study , creatinine , calcification , endocrinology , environmental health

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it has been described as a strong predictor of mortality in the dialysis population. Because there is a lack of information regarding cardiovascular calcification and clinical outcomes in the earlier stages of the disease, we aimed to evaluate the impact of CAC on cardiovascular events, hospitalization, and mortality in nondialyzed patients with CKD.

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