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The impact of chronic kidney disease on stroke risk, mechanisms, and outcomes

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a rapidly rising global prevalence, affecting as many as one third of the population over the age of 75 years. CKD is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease and in particular, there is a strong association with stroke. Cohort studies and trials indicate that reduced glomerular filtration rate increases the risk of stroke by about 40% and that proteinuria increases the risk by about 70%. In addition, CKD is also strongly associated with subclini...

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MSD
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Clinical Neurosciences
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010993


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DPhil
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Doctoral
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University of Oxford


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2021-02-28
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