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Kidney Disease As A Risk Factor For Development Of Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Caner ÇAVDARa
aNefroloji BD, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İZMİR
Cardiovascular events are the leading causes of mortality in chronic renal failure (CRF). CRF patients are at highest risk for cardiovascular disease which is 10 to 30 fold higher in this group. This is why CRF patients should be regularly monitored for cardiovascular disease and risk factors. Not only traditional risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, but also hyperhomocysteinemia, oxidative stress, microinflammation, proteinuria and anemia are non-traditional risk factors are present in patients with kidney diseases. This review focuses on non-traditional but common risk factors for CVD, established in CRF patients.Keywords: Renal failure, cardiovascular, atherosclerosisTurkiye Klinikleri J Int Med Sci 2007, 3(38):19-25
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