Renal & Urology News

How US CKD Prevalence Shifts Using Age-Adapted CKD Classification

A greater proportion of younger adults are at risk under the age-adapted CKD classification system. Switching from the current KDIGO classification system to an age-adapted CKD classification system ...
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Exclusion of race may lead to classification of living kidney donor as having CKD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The final messaging for this is the new eGFR, that is a race-neutral eGFR. One has to understand what it really ...
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Removing race coefficient from eGFR equation changes CKD stage for 28% of Black patients

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. When the race coefficient was removed from the eGFR ...
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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in African Black Patients with Chronic Renal Failure at First Evaluation

Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality all over the world. The combined effect of volume and pressure overload seen in patients with CKD is ...
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An Examination of Productivity and Resource Utilization Associated With Epoetin Alfa Treatment in Employees With Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective: This study assessed the employer cost burden of predialysis CKD-related anemia for a major US manufacturer, by examining indirect ...