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Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
Authors
Beck GJ, Collins AJ, Greene T, Kusek JW, Levey AS, Marcovina SM, Menon V, Pereira AA, Sarnak MJ, Wang X
Studies
Citation
Menon V, Greene T, Wang X, Pereira AA, Marcovina SM, Beck GJ, Kusek JW, Collins AJ, Levey AS, Sarnak MJ. C-reactive protein and albumin as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2005 Aug;68(2):766-72.Abstract
High C-reactive protein (CRP) and hypoalbuminemia are associated with increased risk of mortality in patients with kidney failure. There are limited data evaluating the relationships between CRP, albumin, and outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3 and 4.