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Menopause and chronic kidney disease

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in women in perimenopause and menopause. Both CKD and menopause affect several important pathologies, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and bone mineral disease. More research is needed to better understand the relationships between menopause, CKD, CVD and bone disease.

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Fig. 1: Bidirectional relationship between chronic kidney disease and menopause.

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Virginia A. Dines & Vesna D. Garovic

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Vesna D. Garovic

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Dines, V.A., Garovic, V.D. Menopause and chronic kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 20, 4–5 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-023-00717-w

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