The Washington Post July 09, 2026 • 14:02

90 percent of U.S. adults have this syndrome — but most have never heard of it - Yahoo

By Erica Sloan

90 percent of U.S. adults have this syndrome — but most have never heard of it - Yahoo

New guidelines may soon make the disorder known as CKM syndrome a common diagnosis.

Susan Gilchrist, a preventive cardiologist and epidemiologist, sees patients all the time at the University of North Carolina Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome Clinic who dont know what … [+48 chars]

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