The accuracy of estimation of kidney function with the use of routine metabolic tests, such as measurement of the serum creatinine level, has been controversial. The European Kidney Function ...

Current equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that use serum creatinine or cystatin C incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured GFR. However, race in eGFR equations is a ...

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 ...

Plasma cystatin C level might better reflect glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than creatinine concentration. Ma et al. have developed and tested a new equation to estimate GFR that uses cystatin C and ...

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 ...

According to the 2012 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines, 5, 6 calculating cystatin C-based eGFR may confirm the diagnosis of a decreased creatinine-based eGFR, and therefore ...

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 ...

Boston, MA - A new study suggests that cystatin C, a serum measure of renal function, is a stronger predictor of the risk of death and cardiovascular events in elderly people than either creatinine or ...

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measure of how well your kidneys are removing waste from your blood, which can be determined using an estimated GFR (eGFR) test. The test gets its name from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Measuring cystatin C-based eGFR strongly correlates with creatinine eGFR, but it can also have a significant ...

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 ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...