Evaluating cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients: a biomarker approach

• Main Authors: Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Rozita Mohd, Rizna Cader, Kong, Wei Yen, Marlyn Mohamad, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Arbaiyah Bain, Norella CT Kong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11991/1/18%20Abdul%20Halim.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11991/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol47num1_2018/contentsVol47num1_2018.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This study aimed to determine the roles of CVD biomarkers in CKD patients. This was a case-control study which recruited consecutive patients with stage 2-4 CKD patients with and withou...