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  • Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). ... be important for developing effective strategies to improve health outcomes. Methods: We pooled participants without ...
    - 2014-06-17 16:24 - 2 comments
  • ... of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high sensitivity troponin T (TnT) are associated with ... participants free of heart failure in the Cardiovascular Health Study. NT-proBNP and TnT were measured from baseline ... never), prevalent CVD (MI, CAGB, PCI, stroke), diabetes, lipids, eGFR level, troponin T. We will also examine the ...
    - 2014-03-26 16:48
  • kidney Introduction [Rationale and background]: Galectin-3 and soluble ST2 (sST2) are ... cardiac injury possibly contributes to progressive kidney disease. Specifically, a recent analysis of data from CHS ... CVD (MI, CAGB, PCI, stroke), prevalent HF, diabetes, lipids, lipid medication use, eGFR level, troponin T, ...
    - 2014-08-22 15:53 - 3 comments