1Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Kozani, Greece

Introduction: Patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease are a special population with many comorbidities. The most important of these is coronary heart disease, which quite often manifests itself in the form of acute coronary events during dialysis. Aim: The present study is a record of classical cardiovascular risk factors in patients undergoing a chronic dialysis program at the Artificial Kidney Unit of Kozani General Hospital. Material and method: The material of the present study consisted of patients undergoing a chronic dialysis program at the Artificial Kidney Unit of Kozani General Hospital in the year 2019. In all the above patients, the presence of classic cardiovascular risk factors was recorded as well as the possible presence. Results: A total of 52 patients were enrolled. The age of the patients ranged from 48 to 83 years with an average value of 68.9 years. The majority of patients were men (71.4%) and in most cases smokers. 17.4% of patients had a family history of coronary heart disease. 51.4% had hypertension, 23 patients had coronary heart disease corresponding to 44.2% of the patients in the study. 16 people had dyslipidemia and 32 (61.5%) had diabetes. Conclusions: The majority of the population undergoing a chronic dialysis program has at least one cardiovascular risk factor. While most patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis and coronary heart disease suffer from at least two cardiovascular risk factors. Diabetes mellitus is more common, which is both one of the main risk factors for coronary heart disease and one of the most important causes of chronic kidney disease. The regulation of cardiovascular risk factors leads to the better overall management of these patients.