Association of mildly elevated pulmonary vascular resistance with major cardiovascular events in pulmonary hypertension and chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort analysis

Acute kidney injury (AKI) causes distant organ dysfunction through yet unknown mechanisms, leading to multiorgan failure and death.

In this Community Call, we discussed: 

• Clinical correlates of a nonplexiform vasculopathy in patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic PAH
• The digital 1-minute walk test: a new patient-centered cardiorespiratory endpoint

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (PH-CKD) affects approximately 20%–40% of CKD patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. PH and CKD are both pathophysiologically associated with...