Chronic kidney disease in primary care

September 2007    Volume 14, Issue 4   Br J Cardiol 2007;14:221-28

Authors:
Juliet Usher-Smith, Andy Young, Simon Chatfield, Mike Kirby

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and in February 2006 was added to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for primary care in the UK. The QOF indicators apply to all patients with stage 3–5 CKD and include the production of a register of such patients, appropriate monitoring and treatment of hypertension and the prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).

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