Decline in Renal Function
Conditions
Keywords
chronic kidney disease, CKD, pulse wave velocity, PWV
Brief summary
This study aimed to investigate in a cohort with chronic kidney disease the longitudinal relationship between aortic stiffness and renal function and mortality.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Nephrology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München
Technical University of Munich
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 or older * CKD 2-4
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy * history of malignant disease with a prognostic life expectancy less than 24 months * missing of written and informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| combined renal end-point (>25% decline in renal function or start of renal replacement therapy) | 24 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mortality | 24 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed