Cardiovascular mortality risk in chronic kidney disease: comparison of traditional and novel risk factors
MG Shlipak, LF Fried, M Cushman, TA Manolio… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextElderly persons with chronic kidney disease have substantial risk for cardiovascular
mortality, but the relative importance of traditional and novel risk factors is unknown.
ObjectiveTo compare traditional and novel risk factors as predictors of cardiovascular
mortality. Design, Setting, and PatientsA total of 5808 community-dwelling persons aged 65
years or older living in 4 communities in the United States participated in the Cardiovascular
Health Study cohort. Participants were initially recruited from 1989 to June 1990; an …
mortality, but the relative importance of traditional and novel risk factors is unknown.
ObjectiveTo compare traditional and novel risk factors as predictors of cardiovascular
mortality. Design, Setting, and PatientsA total of 5808 community-dwelling persons aged 65
years or older living in 4 communities in the United States participated in the Cardiovascular
Health Study cohort. Participants were initially recruited from 1989 to June 1990; an …