Nationwide study of mortality and sudden cardiac death in young persons diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.

Jesper SvaneJakob Lund NielsenNiels Kjær StampeBo Feldt-RasmussenRodrigue GarciaBjarke RisgaardGunnar Hilmar Gislason Bo Gregers Winkel Thomas Hadberg Lynge Jacob Tfelt Hansen

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)

Persons with earlier stage CKD and chronic kidney failure had increased risk of SCD compared with the background population with a 6- to 20-fold increased risk of SCD. These findings underline the importance of early cardiovascular risk monitoring and assessment in persons with CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
drug induced