Specific impact of past and new major cardiovascular events on acute kidney injury and end-stage renal disease risks in diabetes: a dynamic view.

Background: Interconnections between major cardiovascular events (MCVEs) and renal events are recognized in diabetes, however, the specific impact of atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) on the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on top of established renal risk factors is unclear in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study in 861 consecutive patients followed in a nephrology setting during the 2000-13 period.

Results: The mean age was 70 ± 10 years, 65.

Renal function at the time of nephrology referral but not dialysis initiation as a risk for death in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Background: Renal patients with diabetes mellitus are at very high risk of death before and after chronic dialysis initiation. Risk factors for death in this population are not clearly identified.

Methods: We performed a retrospective survival analysis in 861 patients with diabetes mellitus consecutively followed up in the 2000-13 period in a nephrology setting.