Examining the Association Between Poor Sleep and Chronic Kidney Disease
Sleep apnea-associated hypoxia and very short sleep are linked with a higher moderate-to-severe...
CKD
CKD Progression and Mortality Among Men and Women: A Nationwide Study in Sweden.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem with increasing prevalence. Several sex-specific differences have been reported for disease progression and mortality. Selection and survival bias might have influenced the...
Deletion of bone marrow myeloperoxidase attenuates chronic kidney disease accelerated atherosclerosis.
Increased myeloperoxidase (MPO) expression and activity are associated with atherosclerotic disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the causal relationship between MPO and the development and progression...
Managing Kidney Disease: Assessing a Telenephrology Dashboard for Active Surveillance
A lack of efficient coordination when caring for kidney disease can result in delayed treatment...
CKD Progression in Medicare Beneficiaries With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Apixaban Versus Warfarin.
Comparing kidney disease progression among patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus warfarin has not been well studied. We hypothesized that apixaban, compared with warfarin, would be associated with lower...
“Save the Vein” Initiative in Children With CKD: A Quality Improvement Study.
An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in the non-dominant arm is the preferred access for hemodialysis (HD) patients. Prior peripheral intravenous (PIV) line placement can lead to vascular injury and limit options for AVF placement, a...
Estimation of Prevalence of Kidney Disease Treated With Dialysis in China: A Study of Insurance Claims Data.
The national prevalence of dialysis in China has not been well studied. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of patients receiving dialysis and predict the trend using claims data in order to provide evidence for developing...
Aging with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Systematic Review.
With the establishment of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in low- and middle-income countries, people with HIV (PWH) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are living longer, subsequently developing chronic...
Patient Characteristics and Indicators of Treatment Initiation with Repository Corticotropin Injection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Claims Database Analysis.
Repository corticotropin injection (RCI) is indicated as adjunctive, short-term therapy in selected patients with RA. To characterize RCI users and identify predictors of RCI initiation in RA, we compared preindex...
The chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury involvement in COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Currently, the SARS-CoV-2 promptly spread across China and around the world. However, there are controversies about whether preexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury complication (AKI) are involved in the...
Assessing Prescription Analgesic Use in Older Adults With CKD
Opioids and NSAIDs are the most commonly used analgesics for managing pain in patients with...
Clinical significance of glomerular C3 deposition in primary membranous nephropathy.
We aimed to investigate the effects of glomerular C3 deposition on clinical, histopathological features, and outcomes of patients with primary membranous nephropathy (MN).A total of 261 patients with biopsy-proven primary MN,...
