Scottish Index

Mar 1, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Anoop S. V |Scottish Index |Selby JV

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly important non-communicable disease which now affects 15%–20% of the world’s population.1 Cardiovascular disease is the most common complication of CKD.2 Cardiovascular risk increases as kidney function declines and is highest in patients with kidney failure.3,4 Globally, the number of patients living with kidney failure is ∼4–9 million, whilst the number of patients receiving kidney replacement therapy (KRT) (i.e. haemodialysis, peritoneal...