Kidney Disease a Big Contributor to Heart-Related Deaths: Study
Finding points to need for screening for kidney function
By Robert Preidt
Thursday, April 13, 2017
THURSDAY, April 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney disease is a major cause of heart-related deaths worldwide, a new study reports.
Based on data from 188 countries at six time points between 1990 and 2013, the researchers estimated that in 2013, reduced kidney function was associated with 4 percent of deaths worldwide, or 2.2 million deaths.
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_164624.htmlMore than half of these deaths (1.2 million) were heart-related, while nearly 1 million were caused by kidney failure, according to the report.
