The Importance of Kidney Health for Heart Health

Better Edge : A Northwestern Medicine podcast for physicians

English - May 10, 2021 05:00 - 13.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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In this Better Edge podcast, Rupal C. Mehta, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and a principal investigator in the Center for Translational Metabolism and Health at Northwestern Medicine, discusses the close link between kidney disease and heart disease and why patients with kidney disease are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. She also discusses her research on heart failure risk in patients with kidney disease and the multidisciplinary care approach at Northwestern Medicine.