Clinical Epidemiology in Chronic Kidney Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major health problems worldwide, with an estimated prevalence of stages 1–4 of 16% in Europe and 13% in the US. Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have an incredibly high risk of death and cardiovascular disease that is difficult to predict with Framingham risk factors.

Also, the high burden of comorbidities in this population of patients, including hypertension, diabetes, mineral bone disease, vascular calcification, endothelial dysfunction, coagulation abnormalities, accumulation of uremic toxins, increased oxidative and metabolic stress and inflammation, has an important impact on social and healthcare costs.

This Special Issue aims to collect original articles focused on the epidemiology of comorbidities, cardiovascular events, mineral bone disorders and other complications that can occur in chronic kidney disease patients.

We would like to pay special attention to novel therapies that impact various aspects of renal disease.

We invite researchers to contribute original articles or review articles about epidemiology of comorbidities or CV diseases and new therapies in CKD.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Epidemiology of the onset and progression of CKD and/or ESRD;
• Epidemiology of cardiovascular complications in CKD and/or ESRD;
• Epidemiology of mineral bone disease in CKD and/or ESRD;
• Mechanisms shared between kidneys and other organs and/or diseases;
• New therapeutic strategies;
• Novel approaches in the epidemiology of comorbidities in CKD patients thanks to the use of Artificial Intelligence.

Dr. Vincenzo Antonio Panuccio
Dr. Claudia Torino
Guest Editors

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