Open AccessClinical associations of total kidney volume: the Framingham Heart Study
Author(s) -
Daniel A. Roseman,
ShihJen Hwang,
Noriko OyamaManabe,
Michael L. Chuang,
Christopher J. O’Donnell,
Warren J. Manning,
Caroline S. Fox
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfw237
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , renal function , odds ratio , framingham heart study , diabetes mellitus , logistic regression , population , urology , kidney disease , framingham risk score , endocrinology , disease , environmental health
Total kidney volume (TKV) is an imaging biomarker that may have diagnostic and prognostic utility. The relationships between kidney volume, renal function and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have not been characterized in a large community-dwelling population. This information is needed to advance the clinical application of TKV.
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