Cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in children with chronic kidney disease.

CONCLUSIONS: CVRFs may be present in early CKD, even before the decline in GFR. Routine screening for CVRFs, along with timely intervention, may prevent the progression of CVD and mortality later in life. PMID: 28809621 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research