Significant association seen for eGFR percentiles below the 25th percentile with risk for kidney failure with replacement therapy. (HealthDay News) — Population-based estimated glomerular filtration ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video from ASN Kidney Week, Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, discusses the results of the REVEAL CKD study. “In ...
Identifying population-based eGFR distributions may help to identify patients at risk for developing chronic kidney disease earlier, according to study data published in Kidney International. More ...
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program. Objectives ...
Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Stage 1 CKD often doesn't cause noticeable symptoms but requires measures to preserve kidney function.Managing high blood pressure and diabetes ...
Credit: Getty Images. Empagliflozin is a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance ® (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of sustained ...
A prospective population-based cohort study found that glomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C was more sensitive and specific for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality risks compared with ...
If kidney failure occurs, patients may need dialysis several times a week or a kidney transplant to survive. Global health ...
Use of cystatin C and SGLT2 inhibitors were highlighted in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization's updated clinical practice guideline. In a synopsis of the recently ...