Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Both conditions are rising in incidence as well as prevalence, creating poor …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) commonly experience cardiovascular disease
(CVD), and a major cause of death in these patients is CVD. Therefore, the prevention of …

As shown in Figure 2, there is a stepwise incremental age-standardized risk for all-cause
mortality, cardiovascular events, and hospitalization associated with diminishing renal …

Methods Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the 5th, 6th,
and 7th years (2010–2017) were analyzed. This study examined the risk factors for …

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Endoscopic Myotomy Versus Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: A Meta-Analysis of …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for kidney failure,
cardiovascular disease (CVD), and death. In fact, the likelihood of dying from CVD is …

Background Analysis of autopsy tissues obtained from patients who died from COVID-19
showed kidney tropism for SARS-COV-2, with COVID-19-related renal dysfunction …

Potassium plays a key role in normal myocardial function, and current guidelines
recommend that serum potassium levels be maintained from 4.0 to 5.0 mEq/L in patients …

Strict control of systolic blood pressure is known to slow progression of chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Here we compared audit-based education (ABE) to guidelines and prompts …

Although the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Korea has been rapidly
changed because of westernization of diet, lifestyle, and aging of the population, the recent …