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Affiliation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass, USA.
Authors
Fox CS, Hwang SJ, Larson MG, Levy D, Meigs JB, Parikh NI
Studies
Citation
Parikh NI, Hwang SJ, Larson MG, Meigs JB, Levy D, Fox CS. Cardiovascular disease risk factors in chronic kidney disease: overall burden and rates of treatment and control. Arch Intern Med 2006 Sep 25;166(17):1884-91.Abstract
Mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors in this setting is not well described.