End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), defined as the need for dialysis, receipt of a transplant, or
death from chronic kidney failure, generally affects fewer than 1% of the population …

Collective efforts to undermine risk factors, such as better control of hypertension and
diabetes, have likely helped to abate the growth in CKD in several developed countries …

CKD is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and a loss of disability-adjusted
life years. Diseases of the genitourinary system were responsible for 928,000 deaths and …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is diagnosed when evidence of kidney damage (reduced
glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or proteinuria) has been present for> 3 months. It is divided …

Thursday, March 8, 2007, is World Kidney Day! World Kidney Day was proposed by the
International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations in …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the most common causes of premature death and
morbidity and have a major impact on health-care costs, productivity, and growth …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex disease which affects approximately 13% of the
world's population. Over time, CKD can cause renal dysfunction and progression to end …

The worldwide rise in the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
consequent end-stage renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy is threatening …

The medical, social, and financial burdens posed by end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) are
many and growing rapidly. People generally reach ESRD as a result of chronic progressive …

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that affects> 10% of the general
population worldwide, amounting to> 800 million individuals. Chronic kidney disease is …