Cardiovascular Disease in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Kidney Disease

Summary: The lifespan of children with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), although improved over the past 2 decades, remains low compared with the general pediatric population. Similar to adults with CKD, cardiovascular disease accounts for a majority of deaths in children with CKD because these patients have a high prevalence of traditional and uremia-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The cardiovascular alterations that cause these terminal events begin early in pediatric CKD.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research