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Gaps in Evidence From Interventional Trials

Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD

JAMA. 2007;297:2630-2633.

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In recent years, chronic kidney disease has received increased attention as a leading public health problem.¹ The kidney disease burden, measured in terms of prevalence, associated economic costs, and morbidity, is substantial and increasing. In the United States, more than 400 000 individuals have end-stage renal disease (ESRD),² for which life can be sustained only with renal replacement therapy such as dialysis or kidney transplantation. In a recent population-based study of US residents 45 years and older, 9.5% had a first-degree relative with ESRD.³ It is estimated that by 2015, more than 700 000 individuals in the United States will have ESRD, and more than 107 000 ESRD-related deaths will occur annually.² Cardiovascular mortality in patients with ESRD is 10- to 20-fold higher than in the general population and is the leading cause of death.⁴ Mortality rates for patients with ESRD have shown only modest improvement over the past 2 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Where Are the Interventional Trials?

Author Affiliation: Maine Medical Center, Portland.

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