Stroke risk and outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease: Two nationwide studies.

Because the risk and outcomes of stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) were unclear, we evaluated these risks using a retrospective cohort study and a nested cohort study.We used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database to identify 13...

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Main Authors: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chao-Shun Lin, Chun-Chuan Shih, Yung-Ho Hsu, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Chaur-Jong Hu, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5766135?pdf=render