Changing the paradigms for the treatment of chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. Although the relative risk of death for most communicable and noncommunicable diseases has improved worldwide, CKD is among the few disease states that have been associated with worsening mortality since 1990, and is now the 19th leading cause of global years of life lost.1 Even in developed countries like the United States and United Kingdom, the incidence and prevalence of CKD and end-stage renal disease remain high, and are associated with very high morbidity and mortality, due primarily to complications of cardiovascular disease.
Source: Kidney International Supplements - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Introduction Source Type: research