Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden with a high economic cost to health
systems and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). All stages of …

Chronic kidney disease is defined as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased urinary
albumin excretion, or both, and is an increasing public health issue. Prevalence is estimated …

Background Accurate contemporary data on the burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
on the African continent are lacking. We determined the prevalence of CKD in adult …

Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is fast becoming a major public health issue,
disproportionately burdening low-income to middle-income countries, where detection rates …

Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem, as its prevalence and incidence
have almost doubled over the last three decades. Chronic kidney disease is defined as the …

Zdrojewski et al. present a survey assessing the prevalence of albuminuria and renal
dysfunction in a representative sample of the adult Polish population. This survey …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasingly prevalent in the
general population and share common risk factors such as older age, hypertension and …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes substantial morbidity and mortality;
however, there are limited data to comprehensively assess quality of care in this area …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate< 60
ml/min/1.73 m2 and/or an increase in urine protein excretion (ie, albuminuria), is an …