It’s well known that kidney disease is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Now an analysis involving data from nearly 14,000 patients shows for the first time that cardiovascular disease is an independent risk factor for kidney function decline. The authors pooled results from two longitudinal studies, tracking serum creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with baseline cardiovascular disease over more than nine years.
An accompanying editorial declared that primary care physicians should screen heart patients for kidney disease routinely. This has not been common practice, surveys show.
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