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In patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma, renal impairment leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health ...

New insights into kidney function tests suggest using creatinine and cystatin C together may lower the risk of kidney failure ...

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can be dangerous as it impairs oxygen delivery to vital organs. When mean arterial ...

Individual patients may have substantial differences in their eGFRcr and eGFRcys for estimating kidney function, which has prognostic implications.

A groundbreaking study reveals that a stress cardiac MRI can accurately diagnose microvascular angina in patients with chest ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

Expert discusses how understanding and promoting awareness of CKD stages enables earlier intervention and better management ...

In the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, 11% of outpatient participants and 35% of hospitalized patients had a cystatin ...

In the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, 11% of outpatient participants and 35% of hospitalized patients had a cystatin C–based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRcys) that was at ...

To address knowledge gaps, investigators conducted a meta-analysis of more than 70,000 patients in 10 trials of SGLT2 inhibitors vs placebo to determine the relative risks of CKD progression across ...