Cardiovascular disease risk factors in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden and is independently associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Assessment of cardiovascular risk in the general population using prognostic models based on routinely collected risk factors is embedded in clinical practice. In CKD, prognostic models may misrepresent risk due to the interplay of traditional atherosclerotic and non-traditional risk factors. This systematic review's aim was to identify routinely collected risk factors for inclusion in a CKD-specific cardiovascular prognostic model.

Design, setting, participants and measurements

Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. Studies identified from MEDLINE and Embase

SUBMITTER: Major RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862400 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature