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Chronic renal disease (CRD) in adults is
fairly common worldwide. CRD is often
associated with cardiovascular mortality,
which is increasing. In adults CRD is
associated with systemic hypertension,
diabetes mellitus and systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) or glomerulonephritis
(GN).