Journal article
Underrepresentation of Renal Disease in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Disease
Abstract
CONTEXT: Patients with renal disease are at high risk for cardiovascular mortality. Determining which interventions best offset this risk remains a health priority.
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the representation of patients with renal disease in randomized controlled trials for interventions proven efficacious for cardiovascular disease.
Authors
Coca SG; Krumholz HM; Garg AX; Parikh CR
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 296, No. 11, pp. 1377–1384
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
September 20, 2006
DOI
10.1001/jama.296.11.1377
ISSN
0098-7484