Joseph A. Vassalotti , Anna Francis , Augusto Cesar Soares dos Santos Jr. , Ricardo Correa-Rotter , Dina Abdellatif , Li-Li Hsiao , Stefanos Roumeliotis , Agnes Haris , Latha A. Kumaraswami , Siu-Fai Lui , Alessandro Balducci , Vassilios Liakopoulos , World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee
{"title":"Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health","authors":"Joseph A. Vassalotti , Anna Francis , Augusto Cesar Soares dos Santos Jr. , Ricardo Correa-Rotter , Dina Abdellatif , Li-Li Hsiao , Stefanos Roumeliotis , Agnes Haris , Latha A. Kumaraswami , Siu-Fai Lui , Alessandro Balducci , Vassilios Liakopoulos , World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Early identification of kidney disease can protect kidney health, prevent kidney disease progression and related complications, reduce cardiovascular disease risk, and decrease mortality. We must ask “Are your kidneys ok?” using serum creatinine to estimate kidney function and urine albumin to assess for kidney and endothelial damage. Evaluation for causes and risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) includes testing for diabetes and measurement of blood pressure and body mass index. This World Kidney Day we assert that case-finding in high-risk populations, or even population level screening, can decrease the burden of kidney disease globally. Early-stage CKD is asymptomatic and simple to test for, and recent paradigm shifting CKD treatments such as sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors dramatically improve outcomes and favor the cost-benefit analysis for screening or case-finding programs. Despite this, numerous barriers exist, including resource allocation, health care funding, health care infrastructure, and health care professional and population awareness of kidney disease. Coordinated efforts by major kidney nongovernmental organizations to prioritize the kidney health agenda for governments and aligning early detection efforts with other current programs will maximize efficiencies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 3","pages":"Pages 370-377"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilization of kidney biopsies in patients with acute kidney injury: a piece of the puzzle in a complex patient setting","authors":"T. Alp Ikizler","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 3","pages":"Pages 403-404"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janina M. Herold , Carsten A. Böger , Iris M. Heid
{"title":"The authors reply","authors":"Janina M. Herold , Carsten A. Böger , Iris M. Heid","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 3","pages":"Page 575"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marc Raynaud , Stephan J.L. Bakker , Andrew J. Bentall , Alexandre Loupy
{"title":"Glomerular filtration rate equations in kidney transplant recipients: the need for specificity","authors":"Marc Raynaud , Stephan J.L. Bakker , Andrew J. Bentall , Alexandre Loupy","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 3","pages":"Page 568"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The combination of SGLT2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists: are 2 drugs better than 1?","authors":"Talat Alp Ikizler","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 3","pages":"Pages 385-388"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}