Explant of one graft due to technical complications in dual kidney transplants: analysis of the long-term function of th...
Published in Journal of nephrology
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nephrology activity of hemodialysis started in an emergency context: a view from ...
Published in Journal of nephrology
Screening strategies for the diagnosis of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in dialysis patients as a model for kidney t...
Published in Journal of nephrology
Despite being considered a tropical disease, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. infantum is also endemic in the Mediterranean Europe and represents an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. VL occurring in kidney transplant recipients is a severe event, often worsening the renal damage and lead...
Position paper on the safety/efficacy profile of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Con...
...Published in Journal of nephrology
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are mostly prescribed to prevent cardioembolic stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). An increasing number of guidelines recommend DOAC in AF patients with preserved renal function for the prevention of thromboembolism and an increased use of DOAC in daily practice is recorded also in elderl...
Renal dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases and its consequences.
Published in Journal of nephrology
It is well known that the heart and kidney and their synergy is essential for hemodynamic homeostasis. Since the early XIX century it has been recognized that cardiovascular and renal diseases frequently coexist. In the nephrological field, while it is well accepted that renal diseases favor the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases, it is not alwa...
Lessons for the clinical nephrologist: a rare case of unfused renal ectopia.
Published in Journal of nephrology
Right crossed inferior unfused renal ectopia is a rare developmental anomaly in which both kidneys are located on the left side of the body. It's the result of a halt in migration of kidneys to their normal location during the embryonic period and in ureteral bud faulty that migrates to the opposite side and induces the metanephric blastema on the ...
Outcomes on safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage occlusion in end stage renal disease patients undergoing dialys...
...Published in Journal of nephrology
In patients with end stage renal disease and atrial fibrillation (AF), undergoing chronic dialysis, direct oral agents are contraindicated and warfarin does not fully prevent embolic events while increasing the bleeding risk. The high hemorrhagic risk represents the main problem in this population. Aim of the study was to estimate the safety and ef...
Reduced myocardial blood flow reserve in kidney transplant candidates may hamper risk stratification.
Published in Journal of nephrology
Vasodilator nuclear stress testing is frequently ordered for risk stratification prior to kidney transplantation. Since 82Rb-positron emission tomography-computed tomography can measure myocardial blood flow (MBF), the response to vasodilator stress can be verified rendering the results of the scan more reliable. We reviewed the MBF response to dip...
Inferno, disruption, concern, sense of community, teamwork, tears: reflections by renal healthcare team members on the f...
Published in Journal of nephrology
Outbreak of chronic renal failure: will this be a delayed heritage of COVID-19?
Published in Journal of nephrology
