Obesity is a major risk factor for essential hypertension, diabetes, and other comorbid
conditions that contribute to development of chronic kidney disease. Obesity raises blood …

The burden of non-communicable diseases has increased exponentially over the past
decade and they account for majority of the health-related morbidity and mortality worldwide …

Sympathetic hyperactivity in chronic kidney disease: Pathogenesis, clinical relevance, and
treatment. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality importantly influence live expectancy of …

Cardiovascular events (CVEs) are the leading cause of death in chronic hemodialysis
patients. Results of trials in non-end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients cannot be …

Dialysis patients have extraordinarily high mortality rates. The death rate for all US dialysis
patients in 2004 was 230 per 1000 patient-years. Cardiac disease is the major cause of …

Background. Cardiovascular events are the major determinants of the prognosis of patients
on chronic haemodialysis. The present study was designed to investigate whether …

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in patients with
kidney failure treated with hemodialysis (HD). Although angiotensin receptor blockers …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents a major cause of death in end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD). The precise estimate of its incidence is difficult to establish because studies …

Hypertension and survival in chronic hemodialysis patients—Past lessons and future
opportunities. There is substantial controversy surrounding the benefits of control of …

BACKGROUND:: Risk factors for heart failure (HF) have not been reported previously in a
nationally representative sample of dialysis patients. METHODS:: We conducted a historic …