CVD death common among individuals with reduced eGFR, regardless of CKD progression

Irrespective of chronic kidney disease progression, the most common cause of death among individuals with a reduced eGFR was death due to cardiovascular disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
“We conducted this study in order to better understand the major causes of death for individuals at all stages of CKD,” Nayanjot K. Rai, MPH, BDS, from the division of nephrology and hypertension at University of Minnesota Medical School, and colleagues wrote. They added, “Prior studies evaluating cause of death in CKD were limited in that they excluded patients who

Irrespective of chronic kidney disease progression, the most common cause of death among individuals with a reduced eGFR was death due to cardiovascular disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
“We conducted this study in order to better understand the major causes of death for individuals at all stages of CKD,” Nayanjot K. Rai, MPH, BDS, from the division of nephrology and hypertension at University of Minnesota Medical School, and colleagues wrote. They added, “Prior studies evaluating cause of death in CKD were limited in that they excluded patients who