European Cardiology Guidelines Recommend Testing All Heart Disease Patients for Kidney Disease
Source Summary
The European Society of Cardiology and European Renal Association have jointly published the first-ever guidelines on managing cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. The guidelines were published in the European Heart Journal and presented at ESC Congress 2026 on August 29, recommending that all patients with heart disease be tested for kidney disease.
Why it matters
These first-ever joint guidelines establish a unified clinical standard for screening and managing the interconnected conditions of cardiovascular and kidney disease.
