Estimated glomerular filtration rate as an independent predictor of atherosclerotic vascular disease in older women

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels have been shown to predict atherosclerotic vascular disease hospitalization and mortality. We sought to investigate the role of renal function in the prediction of 10-year atherosclerotic vascular hospitalization and deaths in an unselected populati...

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Main Authors: Lewis, J., Lim, W., Dhaliwal, Satvinder, Zhu, K., Lim, E., Thompson, P., Prince, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Limited 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29653
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Summary:Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels have been shown to predict atherosclerotic vascular disease hospitalization and mortality. We sought to investigate the role of renal function in the prediction of 10-year atherosclerotic vascular hospitalization and deaths in an unselected population of elderly women in and compared these predictions to Framingham equations