Anemia and chronic kidney disease are potential risk factors for mortality in stroke patients: a historic cohort study

Del Fabbro, Patrizia; Luthi, Jean-Christophe; Carrera, Emmanuel; Michel, Patrik; Burnier, Michel; Burnand, Bernard

doi:10.1186/1471-2369-11-27

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Anemia and chronic kidney disease are potential risk factors for mortality in stroke patients: a historic cohort study

ContributorsDel Fabbro, Patrizia; Luthi, Jean-Christophe; Carrera, Emmanuel; Michel, Patrik; Burnier, Michel; Burnand, Bernard

Published inBMC Nephrology, vol. 11, 27

Publication date2010

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated to a higher stroke risk. Anemia is a common consequence of CKD, and is also a possible risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine if anemia and CKD are independent risk factors for mortality after stroke.

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anemia/epidemiology
Chronic Disease
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Female
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Kidney Diseases/epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke/mortality

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DEL FABBRO, Patrizia et al. Anemia and chronic kidney disease are potential risk factors for mortality in stroke patients: a historic cohort study. In: BMC Nephrology, 2010, vol. 11, p. 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-11-27

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PID : unige:152320
DOI : 10.1186/1471-2369-11-27
PMID : 20950484

Journal ISSN1471-2369

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Anemia and chronic kidney disease are potential risk factors for mortality in stroke patients: a historic cohort study

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated to a higher stroke risk. Anemia is a common consequence of CKD, and is also a possible risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine if anemia and CKD are independent risk factors for mortality after stroke.

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