Silent Cerebral Microbleeds and Longitudinal Risk of Renal and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with CKD.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with CKD, the presence of microbleeds is a novel and independent predictor of both renal and cardiovascular disease end points.
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Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - June 26, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shima H, Mori T, Ooi M, Sonoda M, Shoji T, Ishimura E, Okamura M, Ishizaka N, Inaba M Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research