Cardio-Nephrology

PART I: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE SPECTRUM IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.- Chapter 1 Endothelial Dysfunction and Nitric Oxide: Albuminuria as a Central Marker.- Chapter 2 Vascular and Valvular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Outcomes.- Chapter 3 Sudden Cardiac Death in CKD and ESKD: Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Strategies.- Chapter 4 Coronary Artery Disease in CKD: Traditional and Nontraditional Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management.- Chapter 5 CKD Associated Cardiomyopathy: Molecular Mechanisms, Imaging Modalities, Disease Evolution and Interventions.- PART II: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND CAD: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN.- Chapter 6 CKD as CAD Equivalent: Inflammatory Milieu and Vascular Oxidative Stress.- Chapter 7 Phosphorus and Mortality: Do we have the Panacea?.- Chapter 8 Inhibition of the Renin Angiotensin System: How far have we come?.- Chapter 9 Vitamin D and its Role in CKD and CAD: A Novel Therapeutic Target.- Chapter 10 Association ofCatalytic (Labile) Iron with Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality.- Chapter 11 Erythropoietin and its Cardiovascular Effects.- PART III: CARDIO-RENAL SYNDROME.- Chapter 12 Pathophysiology of the Cardio-Renal Syndromes Types 1-5: Updates from the Eleventh Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI).- Chapter 13 Hemodynamic Cross Talk in Cardiorenal Syndrome: Era of Biomarkers.- Chapter 14 Kidney Attack: Is NGAL Set to Take the Stage with Troponins?.- Chapter 15 Ultrafiltration Therapy in Decompensated Heart Failure.- Chapter 16 Bioimpedance Vectorial Analyses in Cardio Renal Syndrome.- Chapter 17 Novel Therapies for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.- Chapter 18 Kidney Injury in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices.- Chapter 19 Palliation with Dual Burden of Heart and Kidney Failure: An Underutilized Strategy.- PART IV: CARDIAC EVALUATION OF THE RENAL TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE.- Chapter 20 Screening Strategies for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Candidates for Kidney Transplants.- Chapter 21 Cardiac Pre-Operative Evaluation as an Opportunity to Optimize Risk Factors in Kidney Transplant Candidates.- Chapter 22 Revascularization in Patients on the Renal Transplant List: When and What is Appropriate?.- Chapter 23 Pulmonary Hypertension in the Potential Kidney Transplant Recipient.- Chapter 24 Cardiac Surveillance whilst Listed for Renal Transplantation.- Chapter 25 Post Kidney Transplant Modification of Cardiovascular Risk.- Ch. 26 Cardiomyopathy in the Potential Kidney Transplant Candidate.- PART V: ANTICOAGULATION AND ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN CKD.- Chapter 27 Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chapter 28 Anticoagulation-Related Nephropathy: Tip of the Iceberg.- Chapter 29 Impact of Antiplatelet Therapy and Platelet Reactivity Testing on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.- PART VI: INTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CKD.- Chapter 30 Revascularization Strategies in Chronic Kidney Disease: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.- Chapter 31 Revascularization Strategies in CKD: Anti-Platelet Therapy, Stent Type, Timing, and Complications of PCI.- Chapter 32 Peripheral Arterial Disease in CKD: Disease Burden, Outcomes and Interventional Strategies.- Chapter 33 Contrast Induced Nephropathy.- Chapter 34 Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery.- PART VII: THE CARDIORENOMETABOLIC SPECTRUM.- Chapter 35 Dyslipidemias in CKD and ESKD: Outcomes and Management.- Chapter 36 The Cardiac Impact of Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease (ARVD).- Chapter 37 Preeclampsia: A Mirror into Future Cardiovascular and Renal Health.- Chapter 38 Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Unifying Link between Cardiovascular and Renal Disease.- PART VIII: DILEMMAS IN HYPERTENSION.- Chapter 39 Chronic Kidney Disease and BP Goals.- Chapter 40 Renal Artery Stenosis: Diagnosis and Management.- Chapter 41 Renal Denervation: Current Opinions and Practice.