In this cohort study of living kidney donors and nondonors with the same follow-up schedule, the risks of hypertension and albuminuria were not significantly different. After the initial drop in ...

Cardiovascular disease management is an often overlooked but critical aspect of care for people with type 1 diabetes, authors of a new review paper said. Cardiovascular disease is the most common ...

The link between red, processed, and white meat consumption and the likelihood of developing kidney damage and diabetic ...

Partly because of this, there has been a recent call to abandon microalbuminuria in favor of the term 'albuminuria-associated disease'. 20,21 This concept has merit when considering the role of ...

The terms "microalbuminuria" (30–299 mg/24 h) and "macroalbuminuria" (>300 mg/24 h) will no longer be used, since albuminuria occurs on a continuum. Albuminuria is defined as UACR ≥30 mg/g.

Study reveals that childless men are more likely to have decreased renal function and proteinuria than fathers, suggesting an association between male infertility and higher risks of kidney ...

, Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, , FL, , Miami, , USA, ...

How do we explain the findings of this study? Diabetes mellitus and hypertension raise intraglomerular pressure, which leads to podocyte and tubular injury resulting in albuminuria. If left unabated, ...