Kleine bloedvaten, grote problemen: microvasculaire dysfunctie in chronisch nierlijden KU Leuven
hronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition associated with an exceptionally high risk of cardiovascular (CV) complications and one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Progressive CKD is increasingly recognized as a microvascular disease characterized by microvascular rarefaction, impaired vasoreactivity and fibrotic remodeling. Systemic microvascular endothelial dysfunction (MVD) is on the crossroad between CKD ...