Abstract
The high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in patients with kidney disease is well described. This Canadian, multi-centre, observational cohort study reports the prevalence and risk factors of CVD associated with kidney disease in a cohort of patients with established chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are followed by nephrologists. This analysis sought to answer 2 questions: (1) in patients with established CKD, are the prevalence and progression of CVD accounted for by conventional or uremia related risk factors? (2) to what extent can progression to RRT be explained by CVD versus ‘traditional risk factors’ for kidney disease?
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