Does the blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) predict mortality risk in older patients with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases?
The blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) may serve as a useful biomarker for predicting all-cause and cardiac mortality in elderly patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
BAR is a significant and independent predictor of all-cause and cardiac mortality in elderly patients with CVDs. Incorporation of BAR into clinical risk assessment may help improve identification of high-risk patients and support targeted interventions.
Li et al. (Mon,) studied this question.