Is It Time to Recalibrate Cardiac Prediction Tools to Accommodate Chronic Kidney Disease?

Cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with the remainder of the population. In fact, CKD has historically been considered a cardiovascular disease “risk equivalent” along with other well known risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease.1Sarnak M.J. Levey A.S. Schoolwerth A.C. et al.Kidney disease as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease:...