Cardiovascular complications of pediatric chronic kidney disease.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is a leading cause of death in adult chronic kidney disease (CKD), with exceptionally high rates in young adults, according to the Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease. Recent data indicate that cardiovascular complications are already present in children with CKD. This review summarizes the current literature on cardiac risk factors, mortality and morbidity in children with CKD.
Mitsnefes
Mark M
MM
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. mark.mitsnefes@cchmc.org
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left