Predicting timing of clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and severely decreased glomerular filtration rate

Patients with chronic kidney disease and severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are at high risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. Accurate estimates of risk and timing of these clinical outcomes could guide patient counseling and therapy. Therefore, we developed models using data of 264,296 individuals in 30 countries participating in the international Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium with estimated GFR (eGFR)s under 30 ml/min/1.73m2. Median participant eGFR and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio were 24 ml/min/1.73m2 and 168 mg/g, respectively.

Source: Kidney International - March 28, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Morgan E. Grams, Yingying Sang, Shoshana H. Ballew, Juan Jesus Carrero, Ognjenka Djurdjev, Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Kevin Ho, Sadayoshi Ito, Angharad Marks, David Naimark, Danielle M. Nash, Sankar D. Navaneethan, Mark Sarnak, Benedicte Stengel, Frank L.J. Vi Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research