Background Studies of the association of prehypertension with the incidence of end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors have shown …

Background: The aim of this survey was to explore the baseline knowledge of the Iranian
community about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) definition and its two main risk factors, ie …

Introduction. The global prevalence of CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) is increasing
consistently. Progression of CKD to endstage renal disease could be slowed down by early …

Purpose Because most population-based studies on the epidemiology of chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are cross-sectional, there is, except for end-stage renal disease, hardly any …

Objectives: Our aims were to assess the progression rate of normotension and
prehypertension to hypertension in Japan, and the effect of the new-onset hypertension on …

Background Many studies have evaluated the association of anthropometric indices with
chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the association of waist circumference (WC) changes with …

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic monitoring process of
cyclosporine and tacrolimus in kidney transplant patients and its effect on optimizing …

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem and
glomerular filtration rate (GFR), the best overall index of renal function, is most commonly …

Background: Hemodialysis is one of the renal replacement therapies in patients with end
stage of renal disease. Despite regular treatment for hemodialysis, the hemodialytic patients …

Background Because most population-based studies on the epidemiology of chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are cross-sectional, there is, except for end-stage renal disease, hardly any …