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It is important to treat hypertension and anemia to prevent LVH in CKD patients. These findings have some therapeutic implications for treatment strategies for predialysis patients.

Early onset of AE, positive family history, recurrent AE in the extremities and GI tract, and suffocation are distinctive characteristics of HAE. A low serum level of C4 is a useful marker for making a differential diagnosis of HAE.

Even slightly high BMI seems to be a risk factor for progress in Japanese patients with IgAN.

Although GFR-estimating equations are useful for estimating GFR accurately, they pose a risk of overestimation of kidney function in patients with decreased GFRor a poor physique.