title: Nondialysis chronic kidney disease in 2011: Progression, prediction, populations and possibilities.
abstract: In 2011, studies of chronic kidney disease (CKD) were published in abundance. The articles selected here represent the growing appreciation of the importance of CKD as a modifier of outcomes, breakthroughs in understanding the pathobiology and genetics of specific conditions, and clinical trials of treatment strategies that offer hope to patients with CKD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 1081 Burrard Street, Room 6010-A, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada. alevin@providencehealth.bc.ca
authors.forename: Adeera
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents