Comparison of Associations of Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate With Stroke Outcomes Between Hypertension and No Hypertension [Brief Report]

Background and Purpose—We compared the association of low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with stroke outcomes among patients with hypertension and without hypertension.Methods—We used the China stroke registry to identify patients on discharge with the diagnosis of stroke in 2012 and 2013. Low eGFR was defined as

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Xianwei Wang, Yilong Wang, Uptal D. Patel, Huiman Xie Barnhart, Zixiao Li, Hao Li, Chunxue Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Liping Liu, Yongjun Wang, Daniel T. Laskowitz Tags: Clinical Studies, Risk Factors, Hypertension Brief Reports Source Type: research