Baseline Patient Characteristics
HEART, RENAL DISEASE
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); E/e′, ratio of peak early transmitral ventricular filling velocity to early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate (using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula); HOMA, homeostatic model assessment; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association.SI conversion factors: To convert cholesterol and triglycerides to mmol/L, multiply values by 0.0259 and 0.0113, respectively.Neither primary outcome reached the predefined statistical significance level. At 12 months, baseline and covariate-adjusted differences between groups included a 1.3-g/m