The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its risk factors are projected to rise in
parallel with the rapidly ageing global population. By 2050, the prevalence of CKD category …

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 …

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 relationship between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and future risk for
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is not fully understood, nor is it known the extent to which …

Background The long-term risk associated with childhood kidney disease that had not
progressed to chronic kidney disease in childhood is unclear. We aimed to estimate the risk …

Assessment of Patients with Hematuria Hematuria comes in two main varieties: gross and
microscopic. A wide range of ailments can lead to hematuria, and the central task is to rule …

Hematuria is a cardinal symptom in IgA nephropathy, but its influence on the risk of disease
progression has been scarcely investigated. We followed a cohort of 112 patients with IgA …

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) engaged an evidence review team
and convened a work group to produce a guideline to evaluate and manage candidates for …

Importance Hypertension is a leading risk factor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
The role of nonmalignant hypertension as the sole initiating factor of end-stage renal …

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis, is one
of the major causes of end-stage renal disease. Significant variances in epidemiology …