Usefulness of risk grading system using albuminuria for predicting cardiovascular events and all-cause death in chronic kidney disease: a population-based prospective cohort study in Japan

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Aug 20;175(3):576-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.026. Epub 2014 May 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Japan. Electronic address: ori-aka@hotmail.co.jp.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Japan.
³ Iwate Health Service Association, Japan.
⁴ Department of Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Japan.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Japan.

PMID: 24874904
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.026

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular events; Glomerular filtration rate; Renal function; Risk factor.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Albuminuria / diagnosis*
Albuminuria / mortality*
Albuminuria / urine
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
Cardiovascular Diseases / urine
Cohort Studies
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Mortality / trends
Population Surveillance / methods
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / diagnosis*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / mortality*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / urine
Risk Factors