Urinary Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF15) levels as a biomarker of adverse outcomes and biopsy findings in chronic kidney disease.

María Vanessa Pérez-GómezSoledad Pizarro-SanchezCarolina Gracia-IguacelSantiago CanoPablo Cannata-OrtizJinny Sanchez-RodriguezAna Belen Sanz Maria Dolores Sánchez-Niño Alberto Ortiz Arduan

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2021)

In conclusion, urinary GDF15 is associated with kidney histology patterns, mortality and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in CKD patients who underwent a kidney biopsy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
risk factors
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes