Carotid intima-media thickness and atherosclerotic plaques are associated with renal function decline: a 14-year longitudinal population-based study.
Miriam GoepfertTill IttermannMarcus DörrNele FriedrichHenry VölzkeThomas DabersStephan B FelixUlf SchminkeSylvia StrackeSabrina von RheinbabenPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
cIMT and carotid plaques are associated with renal function decline as well as CKD in a population-based sample. Furthermore, the FAS equation adapts best to this study population.