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People with kidney disease or kidney failure are at risk for heart disease.  In fact, it is very common. These ten tips can help you lower your risk for getting heart disease —or help keep heart disease from getting worse. 

Tip 1:  Control Blood Sugar If You Have Diabetes 
  • Check your blood sugar level as often as your healthcare provider recommends
  • Follow your treatment plan of medications, diet,...

Heart disease is very common in people with kidney disease or kidney failure.  In fact, it is the leading cause of death in people with kidney failure.  But there are things you can do to keep your heart and blood vessels healthy.  If you already have heart disease?  You can take steps to keep it from getting worse.

What is heart disease?

Heart disease describes a number of disorders that can affect the heart...

Good health care is always a team effort—especially for people with chronic kidney disease. This fact sheet tells you about the health professionals who care for dialysis patients. For information about the health care professionals who care for transplant recipients, see “Your Transplant Care Team.”

You and your family are important members of the dialysis care team. You...

I’ve heard different terms for not receiving dialysis. What do they mean?

You may have heard of stopping or not starting dialysis. This is also called “conservative care” or “medical management.” This type of care can meet different goals depending on your specific needs and overall health. It can involve managing symptoms with certain medicines and ...

What is dry weight?

Your normal weight without any extra fluid in your body is called "dry weight." Extra fluid can be dangerous and cause extra strain on your body, including your heart and lungs.

When you have kidney failure, your body depends on dialysis to get rid of the extra fluid and wastes that build up in your body between treatments. 

When first starting dialysis, finding your dry weight may take a few...

As a hemodialysis patient, you want to learn all you can about your treatment and what you can do to ensure your health is at its best. One important area you should know about involves infectious diseases. These are diseases that happen when harmful germs get into your body and make you ill. Kidney failure interferes with your body's natural defense system (immune system), making it easier for you to get some types of diseases through your...

Before dialysis was available, total kidney failure meant death. Today, people with kidney failure can live because of treatments such as dialysis and kidney transplant.