Chronic Kidney Disease: From Diagnosis to Treatment
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Nephrology & Urology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious condition that has become epidemic, driven by global population aging and rising rates of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity. Globally, its prevalence is estimated at 9% with approximately 674 million affected individuals, exerting a major impact on morbidity and mortality. Notably, kidney disease is one of the fastest-growing causes of death worldwide and is projected to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2050. In the early stages, CKD increases individuals’ risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
To improve clinical outcomes, it is essential to manage CKD-related cardiovascular risk and preserve kidney function—goals that can be achieved through non-pharmacological strategies and CKD-targeted drugs. However, despite advances in current management, CKD often inevitably progresses to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
In response to this challenge, this Special Issue, “Chronic Kidney Disease: From Diagnosis to Treatment”, aims to focus on new strategies and evidence-based interventions to delay CKD progression, improve CKD patients’ life expectancy (by reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality), and enhance ESKD management in individuals receiving dialysis or those with a transplant.
We invite submissions of relevant papers, and accepted papers will be peer-reviewed before publication. We particularly welcome papers exploring new ideas for combating CKD and will consider all original research, as well as meta-analyses and review papers.
Prof. Dr. Debra Hain
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chronic kidney disease
- type 2 diabetes
- diabetic complications
- hemodialysis
- nephrology nursing
- older adults
- palliative care
- therapy
- hypertension
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