Does endoscopic tri-modal imaging improve detection of gastric intestinal metaplasia among a high-risk patient population in Singapore?
AFI-NBI identified significantly more patients with IM than did WLE. Our result warrants further studies to define the role of combined AFI-NBI endoscopy for detection of precancerous conditions.
These data indicate the intrarenal RAS may play an important role in the etiology of CKD, and urinary angiotensinogen may be a useful clinical biomarker for the identification of patients at a high risk for CKD.