title: National Kidney Foundation consensus conference on cardiovascular and kidney diseases and diabetes risk: an integrated therapeutic approach to reduce events.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in industrialized nations. Type 2 diabetes is a CVD risk factor that confers risk similar to a previous myocardial infarction in an individual who does not have diabetes. In addition, the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is diabetes. Together, diabetes and hypertension account for more than two-thirds of CVD risk, and other risk factors such as dyslipidemia contribute to the remainder of CVD risk. CKD, particularly with presence of significant albuminuria, should be considered an additional cardiovascular risk factor. There is no consensus on how to assess and stratify risk for patients with kidney disease across subspecialties that commonly treat such patients. This paper summarizes the results of a consensus conference utilizing a patient case to discuss the integrated management of hypertension, kidney disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and heart failure across disciplines.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. gbakris@gmail.com
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Bakris
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Vassalotti
authors: Eberhard
authors: E
authors: Ritz
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Wanner
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Stergiou
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Molitch
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Nesto
authors: George A
authors: GA
authors: Kaysen
authors: James R
authors: JR
authors: Sowers
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States