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.
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