High cardiovascular risk in patients with Type 2 diabetic nephropathy: the predictive role of albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate. The NID-2 Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract

A clinically based diagnosis of DN in Type 2 diabetes allows the identification of subjects with high CV risk. Albuminuria has a relevant prognostic effect on CV morbidity and mortality; its effect is especially pronounced when GFR is normal or near normal.