Demographic, clinical characteristics and cardiovascular disease burden in a Portuguese cohort of older chronic kidney disease patients.
Josefina Maria Sousa Santos LascasasIsabel FonsecaJorge MalheiroSofia SantosAndreia CamposAna CastroCarla MoreiraSofia CorreiaIdalina BeirãoLuísa LobatoAntónio CabritaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2019)
At baseline, our CKD elderly cohort had a higher burden of CVD. The prevalence of CVD was greater than in other European CKD cohorts. Lower level of eGFR was associated with a greater burden of CVD and was more pronounced in diabetics, highlighting the importance of strategically targeting cardiovascular risk reduction in these patients.
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