“The KDOQI group did not adjust the thresholdsdifferentiating normal from abnormal based on age and gender, and that, in myview, was a serious mistake because eGFR declines in all people as ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Chronic kidney disease, also called CKD, is a serious health condition that affects millions of people around the world. It ...

eGFR equations significantly overestimate renal function in patients with renal masses when compared with 24-hour CrCl-derived measured GFR, particularly near clinically meaningful thresholds. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with an eGFR below the 25th percentile of distribution for their age and sex had greater risks for ...

An arsenal of highly effective medications now represent pillars in the prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, yet with the drugs under-utilized among patients who need them the most, ...

This study has three key findings. First, although metformin use has increased in the past decade for treatment of the general population with type 2 diabetes, it remains underused among individuals ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black patients spent significantly less time living with low eGFR vs. white patients. Earlier transplant ...