Journal: Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major public health problem globally. CKD is also closely linked with other major chronic conditions including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes, with shared risk factors and complex underlying causalities. Indeed, the close interplay of CKD, CVD and metabolic conditions has recently been recognized through the newly defined “cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM)” conceptualized in a Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association. With these conditions expected to remain leading causes of morbidity and death globally, there is an urgent need to understand their current burden across various populations as well as their impact on health outcomes such that appropriate strategies for improving outcomes among individuals affected may be developed.
This article collection on “Epidemiology of CKD and its Complications” seeks to explore the burden of CKD and its complications, particularly CVD and metabolic conditions, as well as the impacts of these conditions. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Characterization of the links between CKD, CVD and metabolic syndrome
- Characterization of individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) including, among others, sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants
- Disparities in CKD / CKM burden and care, with a focus on geographic and socioeconomic aspects
- Impact of CKM on outcomes including hospitalization rates and health economic assessments
- Patterns of multimorbidity in CKD (e.g. common morbidity clusters across CKD stages)
- Impact of multimorbidity on CKD progression and other adverse outcomes
Please select the option “Call for Papers: Epidemiology of CKD and its Complications” when submitting your manuscript and mention this Call for Papers in your cover letter.
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