Kidney dysfunction: a sensitive predictor of cardiovascular risk

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Changes in renal function can be detected in patients suffering from essential hypertension and heart failure. Detection of an increased serum creatinine, a decreased creatinine clearance and of proteinuria or microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients; and the finding of a diminution in the value of estimated creatinine clearance in heart failure patients are very potent predictors for a worse outcome of the patient. The parameters commonly used to evaluate renal function have to be considered in any stratification of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive and heart failure patients. Am J Hypertens 2001;14:213S–217S © 2001 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.

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