The current guideline-recommended creatinine-based eGFR equation incorporates a race coefficient that may overestimate eGFR in Black adults and contribute to discordant care. Among equations for ...

The new equation appears more accurate than the race-free 2021 CKD-EPI equation, according to investigators. The European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) has developed a new race- and sex-free ...

The use of algorithms that alter patient medical care based on race has fallen under increasing criticism, as race-based medicine has been shown to contribute to healthcare disparities. In response, ...

Oct. 11, 2004 — Plasma cystatin C level is an accurate marker of renal function and an independent predictor of mortality, suggesting that its measurement can improve early risk stratification of ...

In future, serum cystatin C could provide a simple, rapid and sensitive measure of declining GFR in early chronic kidney disease, but it should not yet be used routinely to monitor GFR trends in this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Research from Kaiser Permanente supports the use of cystatin C tests as an alternative to creatinine-based tests ...

Malnutrition is common among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), which could affect creatinine-based calculation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Beringer and colleagues have investigated whether ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 9,654 patients died of cardiovascular events and 841 died due to kidney failure in the study. Counting ...

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy combined with concurrent and adjuvant chemotherapy in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A single-institution study. Background: Determination of renal function is a ...

Washington, DC - More data on cystatin¿C, this time from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (Health ABC), suggest that this biomarker of kidney function is a strong and independent predictor ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...