Cardiovascular complications of pediatric chronic kidney disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is a leading cause of death in adult chronic kidney disease (CKD), with exceptionally high rates in young adults, according to the Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease. Recent data indicate that cardiovascular complications are already present in children with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mitsnefes, Mark M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Materias:
Educational Feature
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17120060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-006-0359-0
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Sumario:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is a leading cause of death in adult chronic kidney disease (CKD), with exceptionally high rates in young adults, according to the Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease. Recent data indicate that cardiovascular complications are already present in children with CKD. This review summarizes the current literature on cardiac risk factors, mortality and morbidity in children with CKD.

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