© 2023, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the International Society of Nephrology under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).ASCVDatherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,CKD-MBDchronic kidney disease-...
*If your ASCVD risk score is greater than 10%, then medication is recommended. You can calculate this online (you’ll need your cholesterol levels). If your risk is lower than 10% then lifestyle changes are reccomended. In that you are exercising and presumably eating healthy, then it ...
The mechanisms and relationship between acute pancreatitis and ASCVD are illustrated inFigure 2. Figure 2.Acute pancreatitis is associated with an elevated risk of acute ASCVD, ACS, MI, and cardiac injury. Potential mechanisms involve the release of inflammatory cytokines, which can lead to endothelia...