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Goal: Use the ANNA Standards and Practice Guidelines to identify strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Objectives:

Discuss the definition of CKD and identify the stages of CKD based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).
List the risk factors for progression of CKD and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Identify steps in modifying a patient's cardiovascular risk from hypertension using the ANNA' Standards and Practice Guidelines to improve care.

Note: This article is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Roche. The manuscript has undergone peer review. The information does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ANNA or the sponsor.

Sally Burrows-Hudson MS, RN, CNN

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