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Doctors are warning about a dangerous and complex health condition that affects nearly 90 percent of American adults — and which most people haven’t even heard of.
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome A health condition that describes the overlap of kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. The latter is the country’s top killer.
More than 240 million Americans have at least one risk factor for CKM syndrome, such as high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, high blood sugar, excess weight and reduced kidney function.
But people often have more than one of these factors, putting them at higher risk for stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. One in three has three or more risk factors, according to American Kidney Fund,
“We want people to know that it’s really common to have heart, kidney and metabolic risk factors at the same time,” said Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, the American Heart Association’s chief medical officer for prevention. statement,
Urgent message, released after two years a president’s advice was created with the results of the association’s August online survey, on CKM syndrome.
The survey found that 88 percent of more than 4,000 respondents had not heard of CKM syndrome.
About 42 percent of survey respondents said they believed a healthy heart would not be harmed by health problems in other organ systems, or they were not sure that could be the case.
But the reality is that all organs in the body are connected, and problems in one area can often lead to negative cardiovascular outcomes.
may cause kidney disease increased risk of heart diseaseDiabetes and high blood pressure are also two major causes of kidney disease, according to American Kidney Fund,
People with diabetes are two to four times more likely than other people to develop heart disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine says,
“The heart, kidneys and metabolic systems are interconnected and must be treated in a coordinated manner,” Sanchez said.
Nearly 80 percent of those surveyed also said it was important for them to know more about their health and how CKM syndrome is treated and diagnosed. To this end, the American Heart Association will release the CKM syndrome for the first time guidelines Early next year.
Still, doctors say there are some steps people can take to reverse CKM syndrome.
Three out of four American adults With changes in eating patterns, physical activity and appropriate treatment, CKM syndrome is able to be reversed, the association said.
Better diet and more exercise are two simple ways to reduce the risk of death from heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc. Management of kidney diseaseThis could mean doing more cardio and eating more nutritious fruits and vegetables.
Patients can be diagnosed with CKM syndrome using a series of tests performed by doctors. The tests check blood pressure, blood sugar, kidney function, body mass index and coronary artery calcium. cleveland clinic,
Patients found to have advanced CKM syndrome may require heart or weight loss surgery.
Black Americans and seniors over the age of 65 are at higher risk of severe disease.
However, about 80 percent of adults between the ages of 20 and 44 already have CKM syndrome risk factors, according to the report mass general brigham,
“CKM Health is about your overall health,” Sanchez said. “It’s a full circle. You can take care of your overall health with regular checks of your blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, blood sugar and kidney function.”