Association between kidney function and Framingham risk score in an admixed population of Brazil

• Main Authors: Brunna Soares Rodrigues Costa (Author), Erika Paula Silva Freitas (Author), Marina Sampaio Cruz (Author), Victor Hugo Rezende Duarte (Author), Ananília Medeiros Gomes da Silva (Author), Isabelle Cristina Clemente dos Santos (Author), Jéssica Cavalcante dos Santos (Author), Adriana Augusto Rezende (Author), Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista (Author), Vivian Nogueira Silbiger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk development. However, the mechanisms of reduced kidney function with CVD risk are unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between kidney function and Framingham risk score (FRS) in participants with tr...