Journal article
Albuminuria and the risk of incident stroke and stroke types in older adults(e–Pub ahead of print)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The kidney biomarker that best reflects risk of stroke is unknown. We sought to evaluate the association of stroke with 3 kidney biomarkers: albuminuria, cystatin C, and glomerular filtration rate.
METHODS: These 3 biomarkers were determined in 3,287 participants without history of stroke from the Cardiovascular Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study of men and women age 65 years and older from 4 US communities. The biomarkers …
Authors
Aguilar MI; O'Meara ES; Seliger S; Longstreth WT; Hart RG; Pergola PE; Shlipak MG; Katz R; Sarnak MJ; Rifkin DE
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 75, No. 15, pp. 1343–1350
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 12, 2010
DOI
10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181f73638
ISSN
0028-3878