Creatinine-based estimation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with a Fontan circulation.

Thomas G WilsonChantal AttardDavid S WinlawRachael L CordinaJulian AyerThomas L GentlesRobert G WeintraubLeeanne E GriggMichael CheungTimothy M CainPadma RaoCharlotte VerrallKarin Du PlessisKathryn RiceAjay J Iyengar

Published in: Congenital heart disease (2019)

This study identifies the unreliability of using creatinine-based equations to estimate GFR in children with a Fontan circulation. The accuracy of formulas incorporating cystatin C should be further investigated and may aid noninvasive surveillance of renal function in this population.

Keyphrases

uric acid
public health
young adults
genome wide
gene expression
metabolic syndrome
dna methylation
mass spectrometry