The risk for chronic kidney disease in patients with heart diseases: a 7-year follow-up in a cohort study in Taiwan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The worldwide increasing trend of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is of great concern and the role of heart disease deserves longitudinal studies. This study investigated the risk of developing CKD among patients with heart diseases.<...

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Main Authors: Liu Jiung-Hsiun, Lin Shih-Yi, Hsu Chung-Yi, Lin Hsin-Hung, Liang Chih-Chia, Sung Fung-Chang, Huang Chiu-Ching
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/77