Elevated creatinine levels signal potential kidney strain, indicating impaired waste filtering. While normal ranges exist, ...

Elevated creatinine signals kidney stress, but natural strategies can help. Focus on a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, while reducing red meat. St ...

The urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) is more strongly associated with kidney failure than the urinary ...

A new study shows that when two common tests for kidney function give very different results, it may be a sign of serious ...

Compared with eGFRcr, a 30% lower eGFRcys was associated with higher rates of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease.

Individual patients may have substantial differences in their eGFRcr and eGFRcys for estimating kidney function, which has prognostic implications.

A new testing protocol identifies patients whose chest pain is heart-related even though their main heart arteries look ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...

In the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, 11% of outpatient participants and 35% of hospitalized patients had a cystatin C–based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRcys) that was at ...

Sparsentan therapy was associated with sustained decline in proteinuria and lower likelihood of progression to kidney failure ...