[Chronic kidney disease and the heart. Linked pathologies].
There is a close relationship between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disorders. The observed increase in morbidity and mortality is due, to a certain extent, to the association of traditional cardiovascular risk factors with the progressive decline in renal function. However, prognosis is made even worse by the presence of additional non-traditional risk factors, in particular the development of left ventricular hypertrophy. Substantial research is required to help prevent these conditions resulting in premature death.
Bardají
Alfredo
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Tarragona Joan XXIII. Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Tarragona, España. abardaji@comt.es
Martínez-Vea
Alberto
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D002309:Cardiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009398:Nephrology; D012307:Risk Factors