Markers of kidney dysfunction such as proteinuria or albuminuria have been reported to be associated with coronary heart disease, but the consistency and strength of any such relationship has not been clearly defined. In a paper published by PLoS Medicine, Vlado Perkovic and colleagues from the George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia show, in a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published cohort studies, that there is a strong and continuous association between proteinuria and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease.
Source: Public Library of Science