Generally speaking, when we think of ‘kidney disease’, we think of dialysis or a kidney transplant. But it is less well known that kidney disease, which affects more than 10 per cent of the world’s population, can have significant consequences for the functioning of other organs.
For example, the patients also suffer from high blood pressure, which is, incidentally, often a sign of chronic kidney disease. It is also known that kidney disease significantly increases cardiovascular risk.
