Though anemia is a sign of poor renal prognosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD), hemoglobin (Hb) levels are typically higher in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) than in o...
Patients with the dual burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic congestive heart failure (HF) experience unacceptably high rates of symptom load, hospitalization, and mortality. Cu...
To determine how often end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is implicated as a cause of death (COD) at autopsy.We searched our autopsy database (2007-2017) using queries "end-stage renal disease,...
For average patient, graft failure will impose medical costs of $78,079 and loss of 1.66 QALYs...
Chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) are the most common forms of kidney disease all around the world. The incidence of CKD is rising, which is mainly driven by population aging as well as by a gl...
Aim To investigate an impact of Fetuin-A Thr256Ser gene polymorphism on the mortality rate of chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis patients in Indonesia. Methods This is an an...
The recent development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has dramatically changed the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, and interferon-based regimes have become a poor treatment choic...
Patients with bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) commonly present to family physicians. Common uncomplicated bacterial SSTIs include impetigo, ecthyma, cellulitis, erysipelas,...
To evaluate the prevalence, predictors, prognostic value of cardiorenal interrelations in patients with acute cardiovascular disease (CVD), and to develop an algorithm for stratification the...
Higher post-acute kidney injury urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio linked to kidney disease progression...
Thanks to an increased number of living-donor kidney transplants the IKEM transplant program offers the possibility of obtaining adipose tissue for scientific purposes from patients with var...
To characterize the relationship between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in Chinese patients and to determine whether the severity of DR predicts end-stage renal dis...
End-stage renal disease is a worldwide epidemic requiring renal replacement therapy. Harvesting tissue from failing kidneys and autotransplantation of tissue progenitors could theoretically ...
Evidences have suggested complement C3 is a biomarker for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the general population.The present study was conducted to explore the predictive functio...
Postdialysis fatigue (PDF) is not an unusual symptom among hemodialysis (HD) patients; however, its causes remain unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the factors responsible for PD...
Oral Bisphosphonates (oBP) have been associated with reduced fractures and mortality. However, their risks and benefits are unclear in patients with moderate-severe CKD. This study examined ...
Safety net-reliant patients more likely to initiate dialysis at nonprofit/independently owned facilities...
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