HT-14 - BEYOND THE HEART: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE KIDNEYS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Saturday, October 25, 2025

12:15pm - 12:35pm ET

Room: Theatre 3

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Beyond the Heart: The Critical Role of the Kidneys in Cardiovascular Disease

• Describe the bidirectional relationship between the cardiovascular and renal systems

• Recognize clinical indicators of elevated cardiorenal risk
Identify patients at risk through comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, CKD) and biomarkers (e.g., eGFR, albuminuria)

• Review therapeutic approaches that offer both cardiovascular and renal protection (e.g., SGLT2 inhibitors, RAAS blockade, etc)

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

Describe the bidirectional relationship between the cardiovascular and renal systems
Understand how dysfunction in one organ can precipitate or worsen dysfunction in the other
Recognize clinical indicators of elevated cardiorenal risk
Identify patients at risk through comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, CKD) and biomarkers (e.g., eGFR, albuminuria)

Presenter(s)

Anique Ducharme, MD, MSc

Director oh Heart Failure Clinic
Montreal Heart Institute
University of Montreal
Normand L. Proulx, MD

CISSS de l'Outaouais