Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non …

Importance Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly used drugs
worldwide and have been linked to acute interstitial nephritis. Less is known about the …

Background Evaluation of candidates to serve as living kidney donors relies on screening
for individual risk factors for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To support an empirical …

Background Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Whether estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio …

Background Change in albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for progression of chronic
kidney disease is strongly supported by biological plausibility, but empirical evidence to …

Background: Although measuring albuminuria is the preferred method for defining and
staging chronic kidney disease (CKD), total urine protein or dipstick protein is often …

Objective: To present an objective, evidence-based review of edema associated with
thiazolidinedione use in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We review the incidence …