Serum phosphate as a risk factor for cardiovascular events in people with and without chronic kidney disease: a large community based cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Serum phosphate is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events and mortality in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), however data on the association of these outcomes with serum phosphate in the general population are scarce. We investigate this relationship in...

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Main Authors: Andrew Peter McGovern, Simon de Lusignan, Jeremy van Vlymen, Harshana Liyanage, Charles Richard Tomson, Hugh Gallagher, Meena Rafiq, Simon Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24040373/?tool=EBI