Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Death After Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 130; no. 6; pp. 458 - 465
• Main Authors: Sud, Maneesh, Tangri, Navdeep, Pintilie, Melania, Levey, Andrew S., Naimark, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 05.08.2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnosis; Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology; Kidneys; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure; Renal failure; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - diagnosis; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Kidney disease; Human; Urinary system disease; Prognosis; Chronic renal failure; Mortality; Cardiovascular disease; Risk; Chronic kidney disease; cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Phlebology; Kidney; Urinary system; Renal failure; Risk factor; Death; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Public health; mortality; epidemiology; kidney

BACKGROUND—Patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 5 (glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73m) are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease when compared with patients with less severe chronic kidney disease. How CV events modify the subsequent risk of progression to end-stag...