Between January 2011 and June 2015, 36 patients selected for RCUD agreed to participate in this study in our institution. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ...

Smoking is a well-known risk factor for many serious diseases, including pulmonary, cardiovascular and neurologic diseases, 6 and there is much experimental evidence to show that cigarette smoking ...

Objectives: To assess the relationship between relative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) change and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study Design: This retrospective cohort ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults may have hyperfiltration with normal glomerular filtration rate calculation. GFR calculation may be ...

Doctors use estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) scores to measure kidney functioning. African American people typically have higher eGFR scores than people of other ethnicities. People with ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, although the health care burden caused by AKI proves it is a life-threatening disease with serious long-term consequences. The ...

A person's estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a mainstay for assessing renal function and health, can often substantially differ from that person's actual, directly measured GFR (mGFR), a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A fully automated artificial intelligence approach predicted post-nephrectomy glomerular ...

November 24, 2010 (Denver, Colorado) — A novel anti-inflammatory drug bardoxolone methyl (Reata Pharmaceuticals) shows efficacy in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may ...

Current estimates suggest that as many as one in six persons in North America have chronic kidney disease, 1 a condition that may worsen over time and signal the need for continuous monitoring.

The inclusion of race in eGFR calculations may lead to an overestimation of kidney function in Black individuals, potentially delaying necessary diagnosis and treatment for kidney disease. Recent ...