Chronic kidney disease （CKD） is a significant interactive disease in patients with diabetes,hypertension, and cardiovascular disease with major morbidity and mortality consequences and high costs to the healthcare s...Chronic kidney disease （CKD） is a significant interactive disease in patients with diabetes,hypertension, and cardiovascular disease with major morbidity and mortality consequences and high costs to the healthcare system. CKD is characterized by a gradual loss of renal function. In most parts of the world, once end-stage renal disease （ESRD） occurs, patients who do not have access to maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation would simply die. The data reported in the registry of the Chinese Society of Nephrology indicate that 41 000 ESRD patients were receiving dialysis in 1999, accounting for only 5% of the total population requiring renal replacement therapy.2 Delaying the progression of CKD to ESRD is an essential management goal for the clinical practice, particularly in developing countries.展开更多
基金the National Nature Science Foundation (No. 30330300)
文摘Chronic kidney disease （CKD） is a significant interactive disease in patients with diabetes,hypertension, and cardiovascular disease with major morbidity and mortality consequences and high costs to the healthcare system. CKD is characterized by a gradual loss of renal function. In most parts of the world, once end-stage renal disease （ESRD） occurs, patients who do not have access to maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation would simply die. The data reported in the registry of the Chinese Society of Nephrology indicate that 41 000 ESRD patients were receiving dialysis in 1999, accounting for only 5% of the total population requiring renal replacement therapy.2 Delaying the progression of CKD to ESRD is an essential management goal for the clinical practice, particularly in developing countries.
