Renal Function Trajectories in Patients with Prior Improved eGFR Slopes and Risk of Death.

BACKGROUND:Multiple prior studies demonstrated that patients with early Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and positive estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) slopes experience increased risk of death. We sought to characterize patients with positive eGFR slopes, examine the renal function trajectory...

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Main Authors: Yan Xie, Benjamin Bowe, Hong Xian, Sumitra Balasubramanian, Ziyad Al-Aly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4762675?pdf=render