Unraveling Cardiovascular Risk in Renal Patients: A New Take on Old Tale

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), defined with the presence of two main kidney measures, an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1.73m2 and/or an increase in urine protein excretion (i.e. albuminuria), is an important public health problem. Prevalence and incidence of CKD have risen by 87 and 89%, worldwide, over the last three decades. The onset of either albuminuria and eGFR reduction has found to predict higher cardiovascular (CV)...