Chronic kidney disease increases cardiovascular unfavourable outcomes in outpatients with heart failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic heart failure (CHF) has a high morbidity and mortality. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has consistently been found to be an independent risk factor for unfavorable cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. Early intervention on CKD reduces...

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Main Authors: Bastos Marcus G, Costa Darcília MN, Chaoubah Alfredo, Pinheiro Hélady S, Galil Arise GS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/10/31