ALB and stage 5 chronic kidney disease: Also, hypoalbuminemia is a strong predictor for end-stage renal failure.Albumin protects renal function by increasing the oncotic pressure in coronaryartery disease patients, it provides the continuation of renal perfusion andimproves the glomerular filtration, and it protects the kidneys from toxic agents.The effect of hypoalbuminemia on postoperative renal failure was shown in manystudies[6,18,19].