Annual decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate is a risk factor for cardiovascular events independent of proteinuria

ConclusionsAnnual decline of GFR is an independent risk factor for CVD. Serial measurement of both creatinine and proteinuria would be better to predict the incidence of CVD in the general population.

Source: Nephrology - June 5, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Kei Nagai, Kunihiro Yamagata, Reiko Ohkubo, Chie Saito, Koichi Asahi, Kunitoshi Iseki, Kenjiro Kimura, Toshiki Moriyama, Ichiei Narita, Shouichi Fujimoto, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Tsuneo Konta, Masahide Kondo, Tsuyoshi Watanabe Tags: Original Article Source Type: research