PCSK9 and Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals with Moderately Decreased Kidney Function

Conclusions: Our findings reveal no relation of PCSK9 with baseline eGFR and albuminuria, but a significant association between higher PCSK9 concentrations and risk of cardiovascular disease independent of traditional risk factors including LDL-cholesterol levels.PMID:35387881 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.01230122

Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - April 7, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Azin Kheirkhah Claudia Lamina Barbara Kollerits Johanna Schachtl-Riess Ulla Schultheiss Lukas Forer Peggy Sekula Fruzsina Kotsis Kai-Uwe Eckardt Florian Kronenberg Source Type: research