Population
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic renal insufficiency in the United States.
Design
Review
Authors
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Emphasizes persistent CVD mortality burden in ESRD; leaves open optimal uremia-specific interventions to reverse divergent trends.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in ESRD patients, driven by a combination of traditional demographics, comorbidities, and uremia-specific risk factors that require comprehensive management.
Stephen G. Rostand (2000) studied this question.