This site is intended for US audiences only. If you are a resident of the European Union, please click here for the EU version of our site.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with PNH
Chronic Kidney Disease
64% of Patients With PNH Have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)1
- Renal failure: cause of death in 8% to 18% of patients with PNH2
- Renal insufficiency prevalence in PNH is 6.6x higher than reported for the general population1,3
- 80% of patients with PNH had renal hemosiderosis (median age 32)4
Next: Pulmonary Hypertension
1. Hillmen P, Elebute MO, Kelly R, et al. [ASH abstract]. Blood. 2007;110: Abstract 3678.
2. Nishimura J-I, Kanakura Y, Ware RE, et al. Medicine. 2004;83:193-207. 3. Stevens LA, Coresh J, Greene T, Levey AS. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2473-2483. 4. Hill A, Reid SA, Rother RP, et al. [ASH abstract]. Blood. 2006;108: Abstract 979.
2. Nishimura J-I, Kanakura Y, Ware RE, et al. Medicine. 2004;83:193-207. 3. Stevens LA, Coresh J, Greene T, Levey AS. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2473-2483. 4. Hill A, Reid SA, Rother RP, et al. [ASH abstract]. Blood. 2006;108: Abstract 979.
Click here to watch a video of
Dr Wendell Rosse discussing the risk of CKD in PNH.
Visit the PNH Education Center for case studies, videos, and brochures dealing with a wide range of PNH topics.