2026 Guideline Unifies CKM Syndrome Care Across Specialties

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The 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN guideline replaces the 2013 obesity guideline with a living, interdisciplinary framework for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, emphasizing early risk detection (PREVENT equations), CKM staging, and routine metabolic and kidney health assessment across cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, and primary care, with extensive clinician resources and supporting materials.
- 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome professional.heart.org
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- First-ever guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome issued Medical Xpress
- First-Ever Guideline Addresses CKM Syndrome American College of Cardiology
- Excess weight identified as key driver for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome News-Medical
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