Estimating Time to ESRD Using Kidney Failure Risk Equations: Results From the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6157260	American Journal of Kidney Diseases	2015	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Results of the present study suggest the potential benefit of incorporating kidney failure risk equations into clinical care, with selection of a specific threshold guided by its intended use.

Keywords

end-stage renal disease (ESRD)Clinical decision making Risk disease trajectory Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)Proteinuria prognosis Disease progression

Related Topics

Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Nephrology

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Estimating Time to ESRD Using Kidney Failure Risk Equations: Results From the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK)

Authors

Morgan E. MD, PhD, Liang PhD, Tom H. PhD, Adrienne PhD, Yingying MS, W.H. Linda PhD, Michael S. MD, Jackson T. MD, PhD, Alex R. MD, MS, Brad C. PhD, Lawrence J. MD,