Background: Equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are routinely used to
assess kidney function. Current equations have limited precision and systematically …

ContextThe prevalence and incidence of kidney failure treated by dialysis and transplantation
in the United States have increased from 1988 to 2004. Whether there have been changes …

Background: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates facilitate detection of chronic kidney
disease but require calibration of the serum creatinine assay to the laboratory that developed …

Background Estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that are based on serum creatinine
are routinely used; however, they are imprecise, potentially leading to the overdiagnosis of …

Purpose: We sought to reexpress the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
Study equation for estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using serum creatinine (S …

Background Inflammation is linked to adverse outcomes in acute coronary syndromes.
Myeloperoxidase, an abundant leukocyte enzyme, is elevated in culprit lesions that have fissured …

BACKGROUND: Serum cystatin C was proposed as a potential replacement for serum
creatinine in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation. We report the development and …

Equations using serum creatinine level, age, sex, and other patient characteristics often are
used to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in both clinical practice and research studies…

PURPOSE: Because the correlation between ammonia levels and the severity of hepatic
encephalopathy remains controversial, we prospectively evaluated the correlation in 121 …

Patients with renal insufficiency may have increased serum troponins even in the absence
of clinically suspected acute myocardial ischemia. While cardiovascular disease is the most …