BACKGROUND To determine whether gadolinium-based contrast media (CM) could be used safely for angiographies in patients with renal dysfunction we investigated renal function after gadobutrol exposure and compared the results with standard iodinated CM (iohexol) in a randomized clinical study. METHODS Twenty-one patients (aged 67+/-11 years, nine female and 12 male) with severely impaired rena...

BACKGROUND The role of environmental exposure to lead as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its progression remains controversial, and most studies have been limited by a lack of direct glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the association between lead exposure and GFR in children with CKD. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we examined the...

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of survival in acute stroke using the MDRD equation derived estimated glomerular filtration rate. DESIGN A prospective observational cross-sectional study. SETTING Medical wards of a tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS Eighty three acute stroke patients had GFR calculated within 48 hours of admission after basic data were captured. OUTCOME MEASURES Stroke outco...

BACKGROUND Overt diabetic nephropathy is accompanied by a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In this study we have investigated if a reduction of GFR already during the transition from normo- to microalbuminuria is associated with glomerular structural changes. METHODS Seventeen adolescents (11 girls/6 boys) with 10.5 (3.3) (mean, SD) years of IDDM were studied. GFR was ...

BACKGROUND In this article (the second of two companion studies), we report whether bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) can be used to predict muscle mass in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and whether using this predicted muscle mass can improve the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). METHODS Seventy five non-diabetic patients with CKD (mean age +/- SD, 65.1 +/- 12...

OBJECTIVES Creatinine is the biomarker of choice for use in estimates of kidney function in oncology patients. However as non-renal factors such as muscle mass can influence creatinine concentrations, we evaluated cystatin C as an alternative biomarker and its incorporation in GFR estimating formulae in an oncology setting. Measured GFR is infrequently undertaken in adult clinical practice with...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between cigarette smoking and renal dysfunction in diabetes has predominantly been documented in patients with type 1 diabetes. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between cigarette smoking and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a large cross-sectional study carried out in male subjects with type 2 diabetes. The role of metabolic syndrome in ...

AIM To validate the accuracy of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations in Malay population attending our hospital in comparison with radiolabeled measured GFR. METHODS A cross-sectional study recruiting volunteered patients in the outpatient setting. Chromium EDTA (51Cr-EDTA) was used as measured GFR. The predictive capabilities of Cockcroft-Gault equation corrected for body su...

BACKGROUND Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in humans and animals might be determined with precision by measuring the clearance of an ideal marker, such as inulin. However, the use of inutest, an inulin analog, is limited by its cost and accessibility. The present study tested whether low calorie commercial sugar (LC sugar) can be used to measure GFR during normal and renal dysfunction. METHO...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the Role of MRU as a single imaging modality in evaluation of Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction. 40 patients of hydronephrosis suspected to have PUJ obstruction were enrolled for the study from May 2010 to Nov. 2012. All patients under went USG, intravenous Urography (IVU), Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Calculation by Cockcroft-Gault formula and ...