Urate lowering therapy to improve renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kanji, Tahir ^a,c   Gandhi, Mandark ^a   Clase, Catherine M ^b   Yang, Robert ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Chronic kidney disease; Hyperuricemia; Urate lowering therapy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMLODIPINE; BENZBROMARONE; CREATININE; ENALAPRIL; LOSARTAN; PLACEBO; RASBURICASE; TERTATOLOL; URATE; URICOSURIC AGENT; ANTIGOUT AGENT; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; METABOLISM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URIC ACID; URICOSURIC AGENTS;

EID: 84929119206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0047-z     Document Type: Article

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