Clinical Practice Session
Optimizing Kidney Care in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome
October 24, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom 2, Convention Center
Session Description
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a complex, interdependent disease continuum in which kidney dysfunction plays a central role. This session explores how kidney mechanisms drive CKM pathophysiology, complicate diagnosis, and shape therapeutic decision-making across the spectrum of CKD. The session examines emerging insights into kidney-heart-metabolic crosstalk, addresses diagnostic challenges of CKM syndrome in patients with underlying kidney diseases, and highlights how contemporary guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) and kidney-specific treatments can be integrated to improve outcomes. The session also confronts the persistent issue of therapeutic inertia, offering practical, implementation-focused strategies to optimize uptake of evidence-based CKM therapies in real-world kidney care. Together, these presentations equip clinicians with a mechanistic understanding and actionable tools to advance patient-centered, multidisciplinary management of CKM syndrome.
Learning Objective(s)
- Develop approaches to applying CKM therapies across the CKD spectrum
- Identify challenges and approaches for implementing CKM therapies
- Define the kidneys' central role in the pathophysiology of CKM syndrome
Learning Pathway(s)
- Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Health
Moderators
Presentations
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Kidney Mechanisms at the Heart of CKM Syndrome Pathophysiology
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Unraveling Diagnostic Complexity: CKM Syndrome in the Setting of Kidney Diseases
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Convergence of GDMT and Kidney Therapies: Applications Across the CKD Spectrum
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Battling Therapeutic Inertia: Improving Implementation of CKM Therapies in Patients with Kidney Diseases