{"id":4398,"date":"2025-04-29T15:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:03:53","slug":"reducing-cardiovascular-risk-in-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/2025\/04\/29\/reducing-cardiovascular-risk-in-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reference.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/reduce-risk-cardiovascular-events-chronic-kidney-disease-2025a10000w7?faf=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4401\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/04\/neph--550x307.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/04\/neph--550x307.png 550w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/04\/neph--800x446.png 800w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/04\/neph--768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/04\/neph-.png 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shweta Bansal, MD, FSAN; Charles A Herzog, MD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reference.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/reduce-risk-cardiovascular-events-chronic-kidney-disease-2025a10000w7?faf=1\">Chronic kidney disease (CKD)<\/a> is a growing public health concern. However, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in CKD is not kidney failure but cardiovascular (CV) disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In this panel ReCAP, nephrologist Dr Shweta Bansal of the University of Texas, San Antonio, and cardiologist Dr Charles Herzog from Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, discuss the critical need for a cardiovascular-focused approach to CKD management.<\/p>\n<p>The panelists discuss optimal therapeutic strategies for managing CKM syndrome, including combinations of RAAS inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, nonsteroidal MRAs, and GLP-1 receptor agonists. The experts highlight SGLT2 inhibitors as a key therapy shown to significantly slow CKD progression and reduce CV risk. They also discuss the emerging role of GLP-1 receptor agonists, initially developed for diabetes and weight management, now showing strong benefits in cardiovascular and renal protection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shweta Bansal, MD, FSAN; Charles A Herzog, MD Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health concern. However, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in CKD is not kidney failure but cardiovascular (CV) disease. 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