Cardiovascular Disease and Predisposing Factors in Chronic Renal Failure

Journal of Clinical and Basic Cardiology 2001; 4 (2): 97-100

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Keywords: chronische Niereninsuffizienz,  Diabetes mellitus,  Dialyse,  Dyslipidämie,  Entzündung,  ESRD,  Hypertonie,  kardiovaskuläre Erkrankung,  kardiovaskuläre Mortalität,  kardiovaskulärer Risikofaktor,  Nierenerkrankung-Endstadium,  cardiovascular disease,  cardiovascular mortality,  cardiovascular risk factors,  chronic renal disease,  Diabetes,  dialysis,  dyslipidaemia,  end-stage renal disease,  ESRD,  hypertension,  inflammation

The cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients is 10 to 20 times higher than in the general population. Therefore patients with end-stage renal disease should be considered in the highest risk group for subsequent cardiovascular disease. The excess risk is caused by multiple traditional and non-traditional risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. The evaluation of the specific cardiovascular risk profile in each patient, appropriate prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease is demanded.