EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASES IN CASE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY
Chronic kidney disease is an important (considerable) risk factor of the failure in the treatment of the elderly. Even a moderate decrease of GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) or occurrence of comparatively small proteinuria / albuminuria increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases development and total mortality level of cardiac patients manifold. The results of the research found that 31,5 % of the patients suffering from the hypertensive heart disease among the elderly showed the signs of the chronic kidney disease. The Glomerular Filtration Rate of all these patients was below normal. However, creatinine and blood urea indices of 65 % of these patients were within normal limits. Urinary albumin excretion rate of above 20 ml/g was detected in the 47,9 % of these patients. This fact determines the necessity of screening for the patients with cardiovascular abnormalities to enable early chronic kidney disease detection.