https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2004/09/29/Kidney-Heart-Disease-Linked.aspxAll by itself, chronic kidney disease increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, even among people with early kidney disease and after considering other risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, according to a pairenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)