B. Kestenbaum

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that cystatin C would be an important prognostic factor for risk for death, cardiovascular disease, and incident chronic kidney disease, whereas estimated GFR and creatinine would be unable to distinguish levels of risk.

TL;DR: A higher cystatin C level, even within a range of relatively normal kidney function, was associated with unsuccessful aging.

TL;DR: KD is associated with both the high and the low extremes of ABI in community-living older people, and future studies should evaluate whether arterial stiffness is an important mechanism leading to CVD in people with CKD.

TL;DR: It is concluded that in a national setting where comparable access to dialysis and associated medical care, exist, racial/ethnic minorities were found to have a lower risk of non-fatal and fatal MI than Caucasians.

TL;DR: Serum concentrations of measured mineral metabolites were not substantially associated with major histological characteristics of veins in patients undergoing AVF creation surgery, or with AVF maturation failure, suggesting that efforts to improve AVf maturation rates should increase attention to other processes such as vein mechanics, anatomy, and cellular metabolism among end stage renal disease patients.