Preventing renal and cardiovascular risk by renal function assessment: insights from a cross-sectional study in low-income countries and the USA

Paolo Cravedi; Sanjib Kumar Sharma; Rodolfo Flores Bravo; Nazmul Islam; Irma Tchokhonelidze; Madhav Prasad Ghimire; Bishnu Pahari; Sanjeev Thapa; Anil Basnet; Avtandil Tataradze; Tinatin Davitaia; Lela Beglarishvili; Chyng-Wen Fwu; Jeffrey B. Kopp; Paul W. Eggers; Bogdan Ene‐Iordache; Sergio Carminati; Annalisa Perna; Antonietta Chianca; William G. Couser; Giuseppe Remuzzi; Norberto Perico

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001357

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Preventing renal and cardiovascular risk by renal function assessment: insights from a cross-sectional study in low-income countries and the USA

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Paolo Cravedi
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Sanjib Kumar Sharma
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Rodolfo Flores Bravo

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Renal abnormalities are common among low-income countries and in the USA. Prevention programmes, particularly focused on those with renal abnormalities, should be established worldwide to prevent CVD and progression to end-stage renal disease.

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