The systemic nature of CKD

Nature Reviews Nephrology 13, 344 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.52 Authors: Carmine Zoccali, Raymond Vanholder, Ziad A. Massy, Alberto Ortiz, Pantelis Sarafidis, Friedo W. Dekker, Danilo Fliser, Denis Fouque, Gunnar H. Heine, Kitty J. Jager, Mehmet Kanbay, Francesca Mallamaci, Gianfranco Parati, Patrick Rossignol, Andrzej Wiecek & Gerard London The accurate definition and staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major achievements of modern nephrology. Intensive research is now being undertaken to unravel the risk factors and pathophysiologic underpinnings of this disease. In particular, the relationships between the kidney and other
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