Schieppati Arrigo, Remuzzi Giuseppe
Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Ospedaliere Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo and Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Negri Bergamo Laboratories, Bergamo, Italy.
Kidney Int Suppl. 2005 Sep(98):S7-S10. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.09801.x.
The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on the global burden of diseases is probably underestimated by current methods of evaluation. However, CKD are emerging as a major health problem. First, the costs of renal replacement therapy are excedingly high and are consuming a significant proportion of health care budgets of developed countries, while in developing countries are out of reach. Second, complex interaction are clearly emerging between chronic kidney, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
慢性肾脏病（CKD）对全球疾病负担的影响可能被当前的评估方法低估了。然而，CKD正逐渐成为一个主要的健康问题。首先，肾脏替代治疗的费用极高，消耗了发达国家医疗保健预算的很大一部分，而在发展中国家则难以承受。其次，慢性肾脏病、心血管疾病和糖尿病之间显然正在出现复杂的相互作用。
