Screening for CKD in undiagnosed populations with diabetes and hypertension: lessons from the SEARCH study
A high prevalence of previously undiagnosed CKD was found in this high-risk population. Despite universal access to testing in Brazil, albuminuria remains markedly underused, representing a missed opportunity for early detection and implementation of nephroprotective interventions.
Authors
- Victor Bueno Gadelha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2998-2522)
- Freddy G. Eliaschewitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-1842)
- Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8307-3162)
- Flávia Paiva Proença Lobo Lopes
- Thyago Proença de Moraes
- Farid Samaan
- Cinthia Montenegro
- Roberto Pecoits-Filho
- Tamisa Rego
- Andrei C. Sposito
- Ana Flavia Moura
- André Ricardo de Araújo Quadros Junior
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica (BR)
- AstraZeneca (Brazil) (BR)
- Disabled Athlete Sports Association (US)
- Secretaria da Saúde (BR)
- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (US)
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia (BR)
- Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2025-0231en
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00