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SUBMITTER: Kelly DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003151 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kelly Dearbhla M DM Rothwell Peter M PM
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society 20200114 1
<h4>Background</h4>Proteinuria has emerged as an important vascular risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events including stroke. Hypertension has been proposed as the principal confounder of this relationship but its role has not been systematically examined.<h4>Aim</h4>We aimed to determine if proteinuria remains an independent predictor of stroke after more complete adjustment for blood pressure.<h4>Summary of review</h4>We performed a systematic review, searching MEDLINE and EMBASE (to Feb ...[more]