Prognostic Factors of Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Renal Function Biomarkers
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posted on 2021-01-28, 00:28 authored by Stefanos Roumeliotis, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Athanasios Roumeliotis, Aikaterini Stamou, Stylianos Panagoutsos, Graziella D’Arrigo, Giovanni TripepiIn this study, 158 patients with different degrees of renal function were
followed for 7 years to assess the prognostic value of various risk factors, including
carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and biomarkers of renal function, for incident
cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes.
The investigators found that estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, and history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can
be used for prognosis of CVD, whereas cIMT adds little to the accuracy of this
prediction.
