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Chronic Kidney Disease Itself Is a Causal Risk Factor for Stroke beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In Taiwan, CVD is dominated by strokes but there is no robust evidence for a causal relationship between CKD and stroke. This study aimed to explore such causal assoc...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yi-Chun, Su, Yu-Chieh, Lee, Ching-Chih, Huang, Yung-Sung, Hwang, Shang-Jyh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22558437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036332