Proteinuria Is an Independent Risk Factor for First Incident Stroke in Adults Under Treatment for Hypertension in China

Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding whether reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria are independent risk factors for stroke and its subtypes in hypertensive patients. This study investigated the association of these renal measures with first incident stroke i...

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Main Authors: Chunyan Zhang, Xiaobin Wang, Mingli He, Xianhui Qin, Genfu Tang, Xin Xu, Yu Wang, Yong Huo, Yefeng Cai, Jia Fu, Gang Zhao, Qiang Dong, Xiping Xu, Binyan Wang, Fan Fan Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002639