Denise

Denise is 35 years old and has been diagnosed with ADPKD by a kidney ultrasound. Denise is at risk for rapid disease progression, as indicated by the following risk factors: US-KL >16.5 cm in patients less than 45 years old*, hypertension before age 35, urologic events before age 35, overweight/obesity and family history of ESKD by age 58. Let's take a closer look with some prognostic tools to confirm the risk of rapid disease progression and assess how rapidly her disease may progress.1,2,5

  • Age35
  • Height5'4"
  • Weight210 lbs
  • SexF
  • Race (AA/O)O

Baseline Assessment3-8

  • Serum creatinine (mg/dL)0.85
  • eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)88.8
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  • Ultrasound kidney length (cm)17.2
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  • Hypertension before 35?Yes
  • Urological event before 35?Yes
  • Family members with ESKD?Yes (58 yrs)
  • MutationsNot available
  • PROPKD ScoreNot available
  • htTKV (mL/m)Perform MRI/CT
  • Other risk factorsObesity
  • ADPKD Imaging Classification

    Denise does not need an MRI or CT scan to confirm her risk for rapid progression, but it would provide more information.

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Disease Progression2,3,6-11

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Kidney function (eGFR): 88.8 mL/min/1.73m2
CKD 1CKD 2CKD 3CKD 4CKD 5/ESRDYears202530354045505560mL/min/1.73m²0102030405060708090100110
Kidney Size (height adjusted Total Kidney Volume)
Normal htTKV range: 150-250Years202530354045505560mL/m02004006008001000
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Click on the flags below to walk through an assessment that confirms risk of rapid disease progression and assesses how rapidly Denise’s disease may progress

* When rapid progression is defined as CKD stage 3 development within 8 years.5

ADPKD=autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; US-KL=ultrasound kidney length; ESKD=end stage kidney disease; AA=African American; O=other; eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate; PKD=polycystic kidney disease; htTKV=height-adjusted total kidney volume; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; CT=computed tomography; CKD=chronic kidney disease.
References:
  1. Schrier RW, et al. Predictors of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease progression. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014;25:2399-2418.

  2. Gansevoort RT, et al. Recommendations for the use of tolvaptan in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a position statement on behalf of the ERA-EDTA Working Groups on Inherited Kidney Disorders and European Renal Best Practice. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016;31(3):337-48.

  3. Wetzels JFM, et al. Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated GFR in caucasians: the Nijmegen biomedical study. Kidney Int. 2007;72:632-637.

  4. Cornec-Le Gall E, et al. The PROPKD score: a new algorithm to predict renal survival in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;27(3):942-951.

  5. Bhutani H, et al. A comparison of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging shows that kidney length predicts chronic kidney disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2015;88:146-151.

  6. Imaging classification of ADPKD: a simple model for selecting patients for clinical trials. http://www.mayo.edu/research/documents/pkd-center-adpkd-classification/doc-20094754. Accessed January 09, 2019.

  7. Irazabal MV, et al. Imaging classification of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a simple model for selecting patients for clinical trials. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015;26:160-172.

  8. Cheong B, et al. Normal values for renal length and volume as measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007;2:38-45.

  9. Levey AS, et al. Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: a position statement from kidney disease: improving global outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int. 2005;67:2089-2100.

  10. PKD Charity. Fast Facts about ADPKD. The Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity. 2017. https://pkdcharity.org.uk/about-adpkd/just-diagnosed/fast-facts-about-adpkd Accessed January 09, 2019.

  11. Rangan GK, et al. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a path forward. Semin Nephrol. 2015;35(6):524-537.

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