In the vast majority of cases, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated using serum
creatinine, which is highly influenced by age, sex, muscle mass, body composition, severe …

In the past decade, there have been increasing efforts to better define and quantify the short-
and long-term risks of living kidney donation. Recent studies have expanded upon the …

Abstract The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

Background The statement that 'if exercise were a pill it would be one of the most widely
prescribed and cost-effective drugs ever invented'has been used many times, with many …

Studies have estimated the average risk of postdonation ESRD for living kidney donors in
the United States, but personalized estimation on the basis of donor characteristics remains …

Kidney lifespan is a patient-oriented outcome that provides much needed context for
understanding chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nephron endowment, age-associated decline …

We studied End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in living kidney donors (LKDs) who donated
in the United States between 1994 and 2016 (n= 123 526), using Organ Procurement and …

Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global
morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has …

Persons with acquired solitary kidney, including those who have had a unilateral
nephrectomy for living kidney donation, renal malignancies, or trauma, have decreased …

This review examines the impact of childhood obesity on the kidney from an
epidemiological, pathogenetic, clinical, and pathological perspective, with the aim of …