Cohort profile: Canadian study of prediction of death, dialysis and interim cardiovascular events (CanPREDDICT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Canadian Study of Prediction of Death, Dialysis and Interim Cardiovascular Events (CanPREDDICT) is a large, prospective, pan-Canadian, cohort study designed to improve our understanding of determinants of renal and cardiovascular (CV) disease progression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The primary objective is to clarify the associations between traditional and newer biomarkers in the prediction of specific renal and CV events, and of death in patients with CKD managed by nephrologists. This information could then be used to better understand biological variation in outcomes, to develop clinical prediction models and to inform enrolment into interventional studies which may lead to novel treatments.

Methods/designs

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SUBMITTER: Levin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691726 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature