“Is increasingly more clearly the role and importance of kidney disease as vascular risk factor” explains expert Suárez

-Cardiovascular problems remain 1 cause of death in developed countries, despite the progress made, notes Dr. mustard

-more than 90 national experts have gathered, the past weekend in La Coruña, in the day I of update in Cardiovascular Risk 2012

Spain, March 2012.- the relationship between kidney disease and cardiovascular complications is increasingly clear and, therefore, cannot be a factor of vascular risk, which must be taken into account ”, explained the past weekend the Spanish Arteriosclerosis society (be), Manuel Suárez specialist.

These statements were Suarez during the celebration of the day I of update in Cardiovascular risk, which met during the last Friday and Saturday to more than 90 national experts in cardiology, internal medicine, primary care, Nephrology and endocrinology in Hospital San Rafael de La Coruña.

During the course of the Conference, endorsed scientifically by the Spanish society of Arteriosclerosis, specialist Suárez also, highlighted the main developments that are getting connected with dyslipemias (one of the major vascular risk factors), emphasizing the treatment of combined therapy, which ensures is achieving great results ”.

He also noted the importance that is taking the cholesterol HDL (good cholesterol) in the clinical relevance of the residual risk.

In this regard, the expert of the, José María Mostaza, explained that you due to the evidence showing that HDL cholesterol manages to reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, during the next few years we will see a new therapeutic revolution focused on increasing concentrations in blood of HDL ”. All this, says the doctor, to reduce the rate of cardiovascular complications in the population ”.

Leading cause of death in developed countries

The mustard expert also expressed concern because cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in developed countries, despite the great existing progress and effective treatments to reduce LDL cholesterol.

During the celebration of the day I of update in Cardiovascular risk, the experts also discussed the main developments related to heart failure.

In this regard, Dr. Juan f. Delgado said the cardiac failure is the most common factor of pulmonary hypertension and the first cause of hospitalization in people over 65 years.

The experts who participated in the scientific conferences discussed, also, biomarkers, care and guides for the treatment of the disease.

A multidisciplinary disease

Cardiovascular diseases are produced as a result of the development of multiple risk factors such as cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, smoking, or possible complications such as kidney disease. Therefore, it affects many areas of medicine.

Is for this reason that conferences like this are important to combat cardiovascular disease, as are analysed different points of view of each specialty on the same theme, and enrich the work carried out not only by internists and cardiologists, but by Nephrologists, endocrine and medical of primary care ”, said Suarez.