Journal article
Renal Impairment and Risk of Acute Stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies reported an association of renal impairment with stroke, but there are uncertainties underpinning this association.
AIMS: We explored if the association is explained by shared risk factors or is independent and whether there are regional or stroke subtype variations.
Authors
Smyth A; Judge C; Wang X; Pare G; Rangarajan S; Canavan M; Chin SL; Al-Hussain F; Yusufali AM; Elsayed A
Journal
Neuroepidemiology, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 206–215
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2021
DOI
10.1159/000515239
ISSN
0251-5350