Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney ...

Despite finally winning a hard-fought FDA approval for its chronic kidney disease (CKD) anemia drug Vafseo last year, Akebia ...

Japan: A recent study has revealed that replacing angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) with sacubitril/valsartan can ...

When each stage of CKD was evaluated individually in the multivariate model, we found a graded increase in the risk of death and that Stage 4 had an HR of 2.4 (95% CI 1.01–6.11), P = 0.04.

When you Google chronic kidney disease (CKD), you’ll find numerous articles suggesting that CKD has many causes, including: ...

Research shows multiple factors drive CKD risk in lupus nephritis, including nephritic flares, baseline hypertension, renal ...

With chronic kidney disease projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, Nephrologist Dr. Adrian Sawyer is ...

World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at increasing awareness of kidney health amongst the general public. This year, it is being celebrated on 13th March. The theme for 2025 is "Are Your ...

in-hospital mortality rates were significantly higher among patients with stage 1-3 CKD, stage 4-5 CKD, and ESKD than without CKD following colectomy (1.7%, 2.9%, and 3.6% vs 0.7%), hepatectomy (3 ...

Of these, 4278 were taking metformin and progressed to stage 4 CKD (ie, an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 30 mL/min/1.73m 2) during 2010-2019. Among metformin users, 40.1% stopped ...

Aims The epidemiology of the five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in systolic heart failure (HF) patients has predominantly been described in hospitalized White patients, with little known ...