Chronic kidney disease and the risks of death, cardiovascular events, and hospitalization.
Chronic kidney disease and the risks of death, cardiovascular events, and hospitalization.
A. Go,G. Chertow,2 Authors,Chi-yuan Hsu
2004 · DOI: 10.1016/J.JVS.2004.10.020
New England Journal of Medicine · 11,348 Citations
TLDR
An independent, graded association was observed between a reduced estimated GFR and the risk of death, cardiovascular events, and hospitalization in a large, community-based population and highlights the clinical and public health importance of chronic renal insufficiency.