CKM, or cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, is a new approach to managing a range of health conditions. Getty Images. The AHA advisory “addresses the connections among these conditions ...

CKM affects your heart, kidneys and metabolism, which is your body’s way of changing food into energy. In San Diego — and worldwide — there has been a distinct rise in the numbers of CKM ...

For CKM syndrome in particular, many healthcare professionals may not even be familiar with it, he added. “CKM [syndrome] is a brand new way of thinking,” said Yancy.

CKM syndrome can negatively affect almost every major organ in the body, including the heart, brain, kidneys, and liver, per the AHA — but its biggest impact is on the cardiovascular system.

CKM syndrome affects the majority of American adults, but most people have never heard of it. The acronym stands for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, a new syndrome defined in an October ...

Researchers have found in a new study that higher levels of the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is strongly associated with increased risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality ...

Without CKM syndrome, the expected age to reach elevated CVD risk was 68 years for women and 63 for men. However, with CKM components added to the simulated patient profile, ...

We've chosen the term cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, or CKM, to describe a health disorder that's attributable to various conditions, including obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease ...

CKM: A New Type of Heart Disease. Posted: February 17, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025: Find out why one in three people are at risk of developing this disease that impacts one of the most ...

With CKM syndrome, we want providers to focus on the whole patient, and their interrelated health problems, and we want to facilitate collaborative and coordinated approaches to care.

Some women may be unaware they’re living with risks for heart disease, kidney disease and metabolic conditions like diabetes, ...