Increasing evidence indicates that exercise has beneficial effects on chronic inflammation,
cardiorespiratory function, muscle and bone strength and metabolic markers in adults with …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly prevalent disease state met
with great morbidity and mortality primarily resulting from the high incidence of adverse …

Background Metabolic syndrome with its key components insulin resistance, central obesity,
dyslipidaemia, and hypertension is associated with a high risk for cardiovascular events and …

Mineral and bone disorder (MBD) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is tightly linked to
cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this study, we aimed to compare the prognostic value of …

Myocardial fluid homeostasis relies on a complex interplay between microvascular filtration,
interstitial hydration, cardiomyocyte water uptake and lymphatic removal. Dysregulation of …

Background Undiagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and usually
asymptomatic disorder that causes a high burden of morbidity and early mortality worldwide …

Uremic cardiomyopathy (UC) is the cardiac remodelling that occurs in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). It is characterised by a left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy phenotype …

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease represents one of the strongest risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases, and particularly for heart failure. Despite improved pharmaceutical …

Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) concerns the interconnection between heart and kidneys in
which the dysfunction of one organ leads to abnormalities of the other. The main clinical …

Cardiovascular and renal physiology are interrelated. More than a decade ago this was
codified in guidelines defining the five subtypes of the cardiorenal syndrome. Morbidity and …