Gianfranca Cabiddu, Claudia Mannucci, Antioco Fois, Stefania Maxia, Antoine Chatrenet, Sarah Osadolor, Emily Kimani, Massimo Torreggiani, Rossella Attini, Bianca Masturzo, Marie Thérèse Cheve, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia (PE) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are known to be associated. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of CKD in a large multicentre cohort of women without acknowledged CKD who experienced a PE episode. METHODS: The setting for the study was France (Le Mans, Central France) and Italy (Cagliari, Sardinia). The study participants were patients who experienced PE in 2018-19, identified from the obstetric charts. Patients with known-acknowledged CKD were excluded...
July 26, 2022: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation