Plasma proenkephalin A and incident chronic kidney disease and albuminuria in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort.

Alexander L BullenRonit KatzSayna PoursadrolahSamuel A P ShortD Leann LongKatharine L CheungShilpa SharmaTala Al-RousanAlma FregosoJanin SchulteOrlando M GutierrezMichael G ShlipakMary CushmanJoachim H IxDena E Rifkin

Published in: BMC nephrology (2024)

While PENK-A was not associated with incident CKD, its associations with progression of CKD and incident albuminuria, among patients without diabetes, suggest that it might be a useful tool in the evaluation of kidney disease among White and Black patients.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
newly diagnosed
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage