Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association showed use of levosimendan helped increase ...

A GFR of over 90 is considered normal. But having a GFR of 60 or above may also be considered within the normal range if you do not have other signs of kidney disease. Diabetes is a long-term (chronic ...

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measure of how well your kidneys are removing waste from your blood, which can be determined using an estimated GFR (eGFR) test. The test gets its name from ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Acetazolamide was associated with reduced measured GFR ...

Adopting a kidney-friendly diet like the DASH or Mediterranean diet and managing sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein intake may help improve GFR by reducing kidney strain. Maintaining heart ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

Credit: Thinkstock An accurate estimate of future GFR after nephrectomy would help to guide operative strategy and use of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapies, according to a recent editorial. Accurate ...

What Is a Creatinine Test? A creatinine test, also called a serum creatinine test, measures how well your kidneys are working. Creatinine is a waste product from the normal breakdown of muscle tissue.

Current equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that use serum creatinine or cystatin C incorporate age, sex, and race to estimate measured GFR. However, race in eGFR equations is a ...