Background. Serum cystatin C (CysC) was proposed as an effective reflection of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). However, its role in patients with liver cirrhosis has not been extensively verified especially in the detection of early RI. Patients and Methods. Seventy consecutive potential candidates for living donor liver transplantation with serum creatinine (Cr) <1.5 mg/dL were included....

BACKGROUND Cystatin C, a novel marker of renal function, has been associated with heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older individuals. We tested the hypothesis that cystatin C is associated with preclinical cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in a younger population-based sample. METHODS AND RESULTS The study included participants in the Dallas Heart Study (ages 30 to ...

OBJECTIVES Thai patients have a lower average body weight than patients from western Europe or the USA. Tenofovir is largely prescribed at the standard dosage of 300 mg once daily: therefore, the per kilogram dose is higher in Thailand than in the USA. We asked the question whether this higher per kilogram dose was associated with more nephrotoxicity. METHODS Thai patients from the Staccato t...

OBJECTIVES There is no literature available on the performance of cystatin C in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients of Indian population based on age group. Hence, this study is aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of serum cystatin C and creatinine with measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and estimated GFR (eGFR) in subjects of Indian origin. METHODS The study was carried out ...

PURPOSE Kidney volume is regarded as the most precise indicator of kidney size. However, it is not widely used clinically, because its measurement is difficult due to the complex kidney shape. We attempted to evaluate the normal kidney volume in young Korean men by using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed MDCT data of young Korean men ...

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the complications in DM that can end up becoming kidney failure. Nephropathy complications, if not handled properly, will lead to terminal chronic disease. One factors trigger diabetic patients long-term use oral anti-diabetic drugs. Therefore, proper dosage adjustment these antidiabetic drugs, which are excreted through kidneys, required. The purpose this study w...

Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the success and complication rates of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) according preoperative glomerular filtration (GFR) patients who underwent PCNLdue kidney stones. Material Methods: Between January 2012 December 2016, 794 PCNL due Stones were evaluated retrospectively. Preoperative GFR values calculated Cockcroft –Gault formula. The with valu...

OBJECTIVE Cystatin C-and creatinine-based methods were compared with (99m)-technetium-diethylene-triamine-penta-acetic acid ((99m)Tc-DTPA) plasma clearance (isotopic glomerular filtration rate [iGFR]) for detecting declining renal function. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was monitored over a mean of 10.1 years in 85 subjects with type 1 diabetes (with an average ...

OBJECTIVES Decreased renal function is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Our study was planned to verify the association of decreased renal function and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 251 Korean postmenopausal women who visited the health promotion center for a routine health checkup. Estimated glomerul...