Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Jun 2018
Acute Kidney Injury and Risk of Heart Failure and Atherosclerotic Events.
AKI in the hospital is common and is associated with excess mortality. We examined whether AKI is also independently associated with a higher risk of different cardiovascular events in the first year after discharge. ⋯ AKI is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, especially heart failure, after hospital discharge.
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Jun 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyIncidence and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Black and White Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes and associated CKD disproportionately affect blacks. It is uncertain if racial disparities in type 2 diabetes-associated CKD are driven by biologic factors that influence propensity to CKD or by differences in type 2 diabetes care. ⋯ Black participants enrolled in a randomized controlled trial had lower rates of incident CKD compared with white participants. Rates of eGFR decline, microalbuminuria, macroalbuminuria, and kidney failure did not vary by race.