Cardiorenal syndrome : mechanisms, risk, and treatment /

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Imprint:Milan : Springer, c2010.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 396 p.) : ill.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8895543
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Other authors / contributors:Berbari, Adel E.
Mancia, Giuseppe.
ISBN:9788847014633 (electronic bk.)
8847014638 (electronic bk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Chronic kidney disease with a worldwide prevalence of 10% in the general population is emerging as a major public health priority. Renal dysfunction is associated with a high risk for cardiovascular complications. The relationship between renal insufficiency and cardiovascular disease, termed the cardiorenal syndrome exists whether impairment of renal function is a consequence of primary renal parenchymal disease or primary heart disease. This book provides a comprehensive update analysis of our current understanding of the cardiorenal syndrome including epidemiology pathophysiologic mechanism.
Other form:Print version: Cardiorenal syndrome. Milan : Springer, c2010 9788847014626