Lower risk of ischemic stroke among patients with chronic kidney disease using chinese herbal medicine as add-on therapy: A real-world nationwide cohort study

• Main Authors: Hsuan-Shu Shen (Author), Chung-Yi Hsu (Author), Hei-Tung Yip (Author), I-Hsin Lin (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The incidence of ischemic stroke (IS) is much higher among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared to the general population. Few studies have evaluated the association between the risk of IS and the use of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in patients with CKD. We aimed to inves...