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Quick Tip:

If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, you are at high risk for kidney disease.


	1 in 7 adult Americans has kidney disease, but most don’t know it.

February is American Heart Month

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in America. Kidney patients are at an even greater risk of heart attacks and heart failure.

So what can you do to help take care of your heart?

Read The Heart and Kidneys: An Intricate Love Affair by Syrenka Slettebak, Manager of Community Health Education Programs at Northwest Kidney Centers.

or

Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention page on American Heart Month.