Login / Signup

Association of albuminuria with kidney function and hemodynamic disturbance in pre-school children who undergo congenital heart disease surgery.

Kentaro UenoTsubasa ShimozonoYoshihiro TakahashiKoji NakaeJunpei KawamuraYasuhiro Okamoto
Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2023)
Measurement of albuminuria in Fontan patients before they join elementary school is useful because it reflects kidney function and hemodynamic factors that can worsen their condition. Identification and management of patients with albuminuria may facilitate early therapeutic intervention for worsening Fontan factors, eventually delaying the deterioration of kidney function. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
Keyphrases