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Cardiovascular Disease
Protein is an independent risk marker for kidney and cardiovascular disease
December 6th, 2004
Data published in the November 2004 supplement to the International Society of Nephrology's Journal, Kidney International, showed the predictive power of albuminuria as a risk marker and therapy target for cardiovascular and kidney disease. The supplement, titled "Albuminuria: Risk Marker and Target for Treatment," included a broad array of research on the protein's predictive power as a risk marker and therapy target, its mechanism of action, and advances in how it is measured. The results showed that albuminuria is an independent risk marker for kidney and cardiovascular disease not only in at-risk patients such as diabetics but also in the...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2004-12-06)
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