Vascular continuum in patients with terminal renal failure in the North

The structure and causes of end-stage renal failure (ESRF) in the predialysis period were studied in patients of the Komi Republic during 2000-2009. A growing number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy was revealed. There are two peaks in the distribution of patients by age periods in the intervals of up to 30 and 40-59 years. Lesions of the cardiovascular system were observed in 87.9% of patients younger than 30 but in all of patients older than 30. Arterial hypertension occurred in 81.8% of patients and heart diseases in 32.4 %.