The burden of subclinical cardiovascular disease in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis.

Alexander D Lalayiannis Charles Joseph FerroDavid C WheelerNeill D DuncanColette SmithJoyce PopoolaVarvara AskitiAndromachi MitsioniAmrit KaurManish D SinhaSimon P McGuirkKristian H MortensenDavid V MilfordRukshana Shroff

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2021)

There is a high burden of subclinical CVD in young CKD patients, with a greater prevalence of functional abnormalities in dialysis compared with CKD patients. Longitudinal studies are required to test these hypothesis-generating data and define the trajectory of CV changes in CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
young adults
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
electronic health record
big data
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular events