Research Project

Project Title:	Cardiovascular risk factors in children with CKD
Project Type:	Translational research
Disease group(s):	Pediatric CKD & dialysis, Pediatric kidney transplantation
Project Summary:	The overall aim is to improve the management of children and young patients with chronic kidney disease in order to reduce the risk of long-term complications such as cardiovascular disease and vascular calcification. Important issues for these studies are to investigate the variability and prognostic value of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors / biomarkers in CKD patients in different age groups and degree of renal impairment.
Lead principal investigator(s):	Peter Barany, Stockholm
Co-investigator(s):	Maria Herthelius, Stockholm Ylva Tranaeus-Lindblad, Stockholm Kajsa Åsling-Monemi, Stockholm Milan Chromek, Stockholm
Project Period:	09/2008 - 12/2022
Sponsors:	Non-profit foundation, Regional funding agency, Local resources