Purpose of review: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a progressive kidney disease caused by
alterations in kidney architecture and function, and constitutes one of the leading causes of …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a frequent and severe complication of diabetes mellitus (DM).
Its diagnosis in incipient stages may allow prompt interventions and an improved prognosis …

A consensus conference on cardio-renal syndromes (CRS) was held in Venice Italy, in
September 2008 under the auspices of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI). The …

OBJECTIVE We investigated in a cross-sectional study the levels of serum and urinary
damage markers in diabetic patients (n= 94) and nondiabetic control subjects (n= 45) to …

This study was done to evaluate clinical usefulness of cystatin C levels of serum and urine in
predicting renal impairment in normoalbuminuric patients with type 2 diabetes and to …

Background The prognostic impact of reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in chronic
heart failure (CHF) is increasingly recognised, but little is known about tubular damage in …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end stage renal disease in the Western
world. Microalbuminuria (MA) is the earliest and most commonly used clinical index of DN …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common and serious complication of diabetes associated
with adverse outcomes of renal failure, cardiovascular disease, and premature mortality …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major microvascular complications of diabetes and
it is defined as a rise in the urinary albumin excretion (UAE) rate and abnormal renal …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes associated with increased
risk of mortality, and cardiovascular and renal outcomes. Diagnostic markers to detect DN at …