COVID-19 was linked to a faster annual decline in kidney function than pneumonia, prompting study authors to call for closer ...

Serum cystatin C levels are influenced by factors other than glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a retrospective analysis suggests. Serum concentration of cystatin C has been proposed as a more ...

In-hospital mortality in patients with AMI can be predicted with a risk-standardized model that includes patient factors, such as age and cardiogenic shock.

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict ...

The FDA has granted Priority Review to pegcetacoplan for the treatment of C3 glomerulopathy and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.

This study highlights that even mild renal insufficiency is consistently associated with heightened inflammation at admission ...

The following is a summary of "Eplerenone, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: findings from the EARLIER trial," published in the March 2025 issue of ...