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- 1Children with kidney disease show early fitness decline▼Children with CKD show early declines in cardiopulmonary fitness
Researchers at Children's National report that children with chronic kidney disease experience declines in cardiopulmonary fitness at an early stage of the disease. The finding suggests reduced exercise capacity may develop well before advanced kidney dysfunction, highlighting the value of monitoring physical fitness and encouraging safe physical activity in young patients with CKD.