Paweł Strózecki, Michał Kozłowski, Magdalena Grajewska, Robert Kurowski, Anna Stefańska, Grazyna Odrowaź-Sypniewska, Zbigniew Serafin, Władysław Lasek, Edmund Nartowicz, Jacek Kubica, Jacek Manitius
The term "chronic kidney disease" (CKD) was introduced recently to nephrological literature. CKD is a growing epidemic problem, which affects 11% of adult US population. CKD, particularly with GFR below 60 ml/min/1, 73 m2 is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is a result of coexistance of "traditional" cardiovascular risk factors cumulation such as hypertension, lipid and carbohydrate disorders but also "non-traditional" cardiovascular risk factors such as: anemia, calcium-phosphate metabolism disturbances, chronic inflammation and others...
August 2006: Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski: Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego