| Theme | The initiation and maintenance of dialysis in terms of original kidney diseases and complications | |
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| Title | A past history of ischemic heart disease | |
| Publish Date | 2014/08 | |
| Author | Keiji Kono | Division of Nephrology, Akashi Medical Center |
| Author | Hideki Fujii | Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Shinichi Nishi | Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Diabetes is well-known as a classical risk factor for CVD. Therefore, diabetic CKD patients have complications associated with CVD higher rates even before the initiation of dialysis. During the pre-dialysis CKD stage, careful assessment of CVD may lead to improve the prognosis of dialysis patients. | |