PubMed ID:
14633145
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2003
Affiliation: Department of Medicine (Renal Division), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00326.x
Authors:
Kimmel PL,
Torres VE,
Arya K,
Bae KT,
Bennett WM,
Brummer ME,
Chapman AB,
Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease (CRISP),
Felmlee JP,
Glockner JF,
Grantham JJ,
Guay-Woodford LM,
Hirschman GH,
King BF,
Klahr S,
Miller JP,
Thompson PA
Studies:
Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited disorder characterized by renal cyst growth, early development of hypertension, and late occurrence of renal insufficiency. Despite evidence for the importance of nephroangiosclerosis in the progression of renal insufficiency in ADPKD, evaluation of renal blood flow (RBF) as a surrogate marker of disease severity has received little attention.