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Emerging cardiovascular risk factors that account for a significant portion of attributable mortality risk in chronic kidney disease.

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  • Emerging cardiovascular risk factors that account for a significant portion of attributable mortality risk in chronic kidney disease. Abstract Text:

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases cardiovascular risk and mortality. However, traditional cardiovascular risk factors do not adequately account for the substantial increase in mortality observed in CKD. The aim of this study was to examine the relative contributions of novel cardiovascular risk factors to the risk between CKD and mortality. The study population included 4,680 consecutive new patients from a tertiary care preventive cardiology program from 1996 to 2005. Estimated glomerular filtration rate was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) method. Baseline levels of traditional (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and fasting glucose) and emerging (apolipoproteins A-I and B, lipoprotein[a], fibrinogen, homocysteine, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) risk factors were examined. All-cause mortality was obtained from the Social Security Death Index. There were 278 deaths over a median follow-up period of 22 months. CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate /=12.5 mumol/L (the top tertile) were associated with a sevenfold greater mortality risk. In conclusion, homocysteine and fibrinogen levels explain nearly 40% of the attributable mortality risk from CKD.

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    Emerging cardiovascular risk factors that account for a significant portion of attributable mortality risk in chronic kidney disease. Journal Published:

    PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

    Journal: The American journal of cardiology

    VOLUME: 101

    Page Numbers: 1741-6

    Journal Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol.

    ISSN: 0002-9149

    DAY: 9

    MONTH: 04

    YEAR: 2008

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    AFFILIATION: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

    Country: United States

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