Open AccessAccuracy to Estimate Rates of Decline in Glomerular Filtration Rate in Renal Transplant Patients
Author(s) -
Mohammad A. Hossain,
Ahmed Zahran,
Mohamed Emara,
Ahmed Shoker
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000277628.82904.bb
Subject(s) - renal function , medicine , urology , creatinine , insulin like growth factor 1 receptor , receptor , growth factor
We examined the use of the Cockroft Gault (C-G) test, Modified Diet in Renal Disease 2 (MDRD2) test, and inverse serum creatinine (Delta1/Scr) to estimate rates of decline in renal transplant function using isotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as a reference test.