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

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 atheroscle...

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Main Authors: Lewis Joshua R, Lim Wai, Dhaliwal Satvinder S, Zhu Kun, Lim Ee, Thompson Peter L, Prince Richard L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/58