Beyond Creatinine: Is Cystatin C the New Global Standard for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Evaluation?

• Gregory L. Hundemer,
• Manish M. Sood,
• Ayub Akbari

Affiliations

Gregory L. Hundemer

Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address for Correspondence: Gregory L. Hundemer, MD, MPH, Ottawa Hospital – Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr, Office 5-33, Ottawa, ON K1H 7W9, Canada.

Manish M. Sood

Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ayub Akbari

Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada