 The burden of cardiovascular disease CVD is well known to those taking care of patients with chronic kidney disease CKD. Myocardial infarction, sudden death, or stroke, remain leading causes of death and disability, especially for those patients receiving dialysis therapy Foley 2003. Traditional risk factors Wilson, DAgostino et al. 1998 only partially explain the burden of CVD Longenecker, Coresh et al. 2002. 