The worldwide burden of kidney disease is rising, but public awareness remains limited, underscoring the need for more effective communication by stakeholders in the kidney health community....
COVID-19 has spread globally to now be considered a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Initially patients appeared to have a respiratory limited disease but there are now increasing ...
High adiponectin levels are associated with diabetic nephropathy. Nevertheless, it is not known whether plasma adiponectin is associated with renal function decline in the general population...
Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in dogs is associated with hypovitaminosis D, increased parathyroid hormone (PTH), and increased fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-2...
Heavy metals in drinking water can threat human health and may induce several diseases. The association between heavy metals exposure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been indicated by f...
Intradialytic hypertension (IDH) is a major problem of hemodialysis and it is a multifactorial disorder and need early identification and management.Evaluate the serum concentration of endot...
The uremic toxins indoxyl sulfate (IS) and p-cresyl sulfate (pCS) accumulate in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a consequence of altered gut microbiota metabolism and a decline...
Lifestyle changes associated with end-stage renal disease may be a factor in depression and quality of life (QOL) for patients receiving hemodialysis. This cross-sectional study examined the...
Controlling the excessive fracture burden in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stages G4-G5D remains an impressive challenge. The reasons are 2-fold. First, the pathophysiology of b...
Retinal and renal microcirculations are known to share similar physiological changes during early diabetes because of abnormal glucose metabolism and other processes. The retinal vasculature...
Although evidence and experience show that A1C is commonly used to assess diabetes control over time, A1C may not appropriately measure glycemic burden in patients with chronic kidney diseas...
Successful kidney transplantation usually resolves secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). However, some patients fail to normalize, and their condition is often referred to as tertiary hyperp...
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients exhibit a reduced exercise capacity that impacts quality of life. Dietary nitrate supplementation has been shown to have favorable effects on exercise c...
Objectives The mucoprotein uromodulin is considered to correlate with glomerular filtration rates (GFR) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here we investigated how serum uromodul...
Elevated serum creatinine (S ) caused by the inhibition of renal transporter(s) may be misinterpreted as kidney injury. The interpretation is more complicated in chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant challenges for health systems globally, including substantive ethical dilemmas that may pose specific concerns in the context of care for people wi...
Indoxyl sulfate (IS) belongs to groups of uremic toxins binding to proteins. This compound may contribute to the generation of oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We h...
Sucroferric oxyhydroxide (PA21) is an efficacious, well-tolerated iron-based phosphate binder and a promising alternative to existing compounds. We compared the effects of PA21 with those of...
Pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease wait longer for KT due to shortage of organs and ultra-selection of donors so that they are age- and size-matched. KT from adult donors is rep...
Little is known about perceptions of conservative care for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States.Qualitative study using cognitive interviewing about attit...
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