Kidney Function and Physical Performance Decline: The Brain in Kidney Disease (BRINK) Cohort Study.

Journal: Kidney medicine
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Abstract

RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Patients with kidney failure have poor physical performance, but its trajectory is less clear. We examined physical function over the course of kidney disease, including the transition to dialysis.

Authors

  • Allyson Hart
    Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Kayla Horak
    Chronic Disease Research Group, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Nicholas S Roetker
    Chronic Disease Research Group, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Ashley Farnum
    Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Anne Murray
    Chronic Disease Research Group, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Kirsten L Johansen
    Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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