Accurate measurement of GFR is critical for the evaluation of new therapies and the care of renal transplant recipients. Although not accurate in renal transplantation, GFR is often estimated using creatinine-based equations. Cystatin C is a marker of GFR that seems to be more accurate than creatinine. Equations to predict GFR based on the serum cystatin C concentration have been developed, but...

INTRODUCTION It is well known that the function of kidneys is impaired with age. AIM The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a predictor for 1-year follow-up mortality among hospitalized chronic heart failure (CHF) patients aged 80+. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 141 consecutive patients aged 80-92 (mean: 82.4 years, 44.7% men). The prospec...

BACKGROUND Autoregulation of GFR, i.e. maintenance of relative constancy of GFR despite variations in mean arterial pressure (MAP) >80 mmHg, is impaired in diabetic kidney disease; furthermore, some antihypertensive drugs may jeopardize autoregulation. The aim of our study was to establish if spironolactone affects the ability to autoregulate GFR. METHODS Sixteen hypertensive type 1 diabetic ...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury during endovascular aortic repair can result in a reduction in the postoperative glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The 'pleiotropic' effects of statins offer a potential mechanism of reducing the postoperative decline in the GFR. We therefore tested the hypothesis that in patients undergoing endovascular aortic repair, the GFR decreases less in patients taking pre...

There are some studies identifying the association between kidney dysfunction and cognitive impairment through various mechanisms including small vessel disease. However, results concerning the relationship between kidney dysfunction and cortical atrophy have been inconsistent. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the relationship among kidney dysfunction, small vessel disease, and cortical thinning in p...

There is increasing interest in the role of aldosterone in the pathophysiology of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and deteriorating renal function. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between aldosterone and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in hypertensive patients with preserved renal function. The study involved 186 consecutive hypertensive patients with a GFR >...

Nephrosclerosis can be defined by the presence of glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and arteriosclerosis on renal biopsy. Chronic kidney disease is identified clinically by a reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and has been characterized histologically by nephrosclerosis. Many relatively healthy older adults have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease bec...

using gate’s technique for gfr measurement with gamma camera, the patient is received 5mci of tc-99m-dtpa. by this amount of radioactivity, good quality renal scan is not possible. this study tries to optimize gate’s technique for gfr measurement during routine renal scan (with 10-15 mci). methods and materials: scanning was performed for 60 seconds from samples of tc-99m with activities of 3, ...