A new study published in the Journal of American Heart Association found that the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) may be independently increased by even mild chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Over 20 million Americans, or about 13% of the population, suffer from CKD, and 485,000 of them have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which necessitates renal replacement treatment. Increased cardiovascular mortality is independently linked to moderate renal dysfunction. At least 25% of deaths from chronic kidney disease are caused by sudden cardiac arrest. Thus, this study was set to assess how mild CKD affected the risk of SCA.

From February 1, 2002, to December 31, 2020, researchers carried out a case-control research as part of a community-based assessment of SCA in the Portland, Oregon. Creati

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