Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5d

Cardiovascular Complications in CKD Patients: Role of Oxidative Stress

Starting with the early stages, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience higher burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Moreover, CVD complications are the major cause of mortality in CKD patients as compared with complications from chronic kidney failure. While traditional CVD risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, physical inactivity, may be more...

Cardiovascular Disease in CKD

Diagnosis of low bone mass in CKD-5D patients.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Currently, there is no consensus whether dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or quantitative computed tomography (QCT) can be used to screen for osteoporosis or osteopenia in CKD-5D patients. This study uses iliac bone histology, the "gold standard" for bone volume evaluation, to determine the utility of DXA and QCT for low bone mass screening in CKD-5D patients. ...

Chapter 4: Other complications of CKD: CVD, medication dosage, patient safety, infections, hospitalizations, and caveats for investigating complications of CKD

This section addresses a series of important topics which impact the outcomes of people with CKD. Specifically CVD, interpretation of tests for CVD, infections, vaccinations and hospitalizations, medications, and patient safety are addressed. This section is designed to help the practitioner appreciate the specific nuances related to testing and drug administration in people with CKD and to ale...

Coronary artery calcification in CKD-5D patients is tied to adverse cardiac function and increased mortality

BACKGROUND Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis (CKD-5D) and is an important predictor of mortality. However, cardiac functional links between CAC and mortality have not been well established. This study tested the hypothesis that CAC increases mortality by adversely affecting cardiac function. METHODS Patients were recruited fr...