Table 3. Clinical indications defining high risk patients
as candidates for intensive management
- Clinical or sub-clinical cardiovascular disease
OR
- Chronic kidney disease (non-diabetic nephropathy, proteinuria <1 g/d, *estimated glomerular filtration rate 20-59 mL/ min/1.73m2)
OR
- †Estimated 10-year global cardiovascular risk ≥15%
OR
- Age ≥ 75 years
- Patients with one or more clinical indications should consent to intensive management.
* Four variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
† Framingham Risk Score