Open AccessMetabolic Abnormalities, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and GFR Decline in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Susan L. Furth,
Alison G. Abraham,
Judith Jerry-Fluker,
George J. Schwartz,
Mark R. Benfield,
Frederick J. Kaskel,
Craig S. Wong,
Robert H. Mak,
Marva Moxey-Mims,
Bradley A. Warady
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07100810
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal function , nephrology , left ventricular hypertrophy , risk factor , metabolic acidosis , cardiology , blood pressure
Metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors have rarely been systematically assessed in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined the prevalence of various CKD sequelae across the GFR spectrum.