VALUE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important public health problem because it has negative health consequences and extremely high costs of medical care. CKD is a significant factor that significantly increases the risk of adverse outcomes in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease and stroke, each of which, in turn, is the main cause of death and disability. Currently, much attention is paid to the problem of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. This interest is also associated with the fact that impaired renal function and increased albuminuria are associated with the progression of cardiovascular disease. Objective: to study the incidence and timeliness of the detection of CKD in elderly patients with cardiac pathology.