A new guideline links care for heart, kidney and metabolic diseases

The conditions overlap, share risk factors and can benefit from the same drugs

An older man with a white mustache and beard, wearing glasses and with his hand over his heart talks with a medical provider in an office.

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome envelopes heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and other conditions that influence each other. A new clinical guideline encourages a treatment approach that is mindful of them all.

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