A greater proportion of younger adults are at risk under the age-adapted CKD classification system. Switching from the current KDIGO classification system to an age-adapted CKD classification system ...

Estimated GFR based on both creatinine and cystatin C better gauged risks of 8 adverse outcomes compared with using creatinine alone in older adults with nondialysis-dependent CKD. Estimated ...

An arsenal of highly effective medications now represent pillars in the prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, yet with the drugs under-utilized among patients who need them the most, ...

This study found that the recent change to remove race from the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may incorrectly label potential donors who are Black as having chronic kidney ...

Early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adolescents in minority groups can be beneficial to future treatment, according to a recent editorial. The authors of an editorial published in ...