da Silva Canhos, Maryanne Machado de Oliveira, Rogério Carvalho Modelli de Andrade, Luis Gustavo Caramori, Jacqueline Costa Teixeira Barretti, Pasqual Martin, Luis Cuadrado
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Renal failure
Introduction: Low vitamin D levels are associated with mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients; however, the serum vitamin D thresholds are unclear. This study aimed to identify the vitamin D level below which mortality increases in HD patients.Methods: A cohort of HD patients enrolled from January 2014 to January 2017 was evaluated. The variables ...
Zhi, Hai Jun Li, Yong Wang, Bo Cui, Xiao Ya Zhang, Meng Hu, Zhen Jie
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Renal failure
Objective: To investigate the diagnostic performances of renal resistive index (RRI) and semiquantitative power Doppler ultrasound (PDU) scores in predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) stage 3 in critically ill patients.Methods: This prospective observational study included 148 patients (80 with reduced cardiac index [CI], 68 with maintained CI). RR...
Yang, Ning Yang, Wei Cui, Wenting Zhou, Dan Du, Xiangning Li, Longkai
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Renal failure
Vascular calcification (VC) is an important promoter of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Several indices can be used to evaluate VC, including the abdominal aortic calcification index (AACI) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT); however, simpler and lesser expensive predictors, such as the rad...
Oh, Dong-Jin
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Renal failure
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a life-threatening illness that continues to have an in-hospital mortality rate of patients with AKI ranges from 20% to 50% or greater, depending on underlying conditions. However, it has only marginally declined over the past 25 years. Previous authoritative publications have been pointed out that the lack of useful bi...
Lee, Taeyeon Yang, Won Seok
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Renal failure
Glycosuria is one of the manifestations of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN), but may also be observed in other renal diseases. In this study, we investigated the value of non-diabetic glycosuria as a diagnostic clue for ATIN. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of adult patients who underwent a kidney biopsy as an evaluation fo...
Yin, Peihong Li, Jianbo Wen, Qiong Qiu, Yagui Liang, Wenyi Wang, Junxian Yu, Jing Zhong, Zhong Yang, Xiao Yu, Xueqing
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Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of infection-related hospitalization (IRH) in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and ANCA glomerulonephritis after intensive immunosuppressive therapy.Methods: Patients diagnosed with LN or ANCA glomerulonephritis who received intensive immunosupp...
Friedman, Allon N Considine, Robert V Quinney, Sara K
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Renal failure
Bariatric surgery is known to attenuate glomerular hyperfiltration over the long term and thereby protect the kidney from mechanical damage. Whether this effect is directly related to weight loss or is independent of weight as are some of its other beneficial metabolic effects is not known. We explored this question in a preliminary study that dire...
Li, Ming Ye, Zeng-Chun Li, Can-Ming Zhao, Wen-Bo Tang, Hua Liu, Xun Peng, Hui Lou, Tan-Qi
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Renal failure
Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality risk in the general population, but the impact of UA on mortality in hemodialysis patients is still controversial. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between SUA and all-cause mortality and CV mortality in hemodialysis patients....
Kuźma, Łukasz Małyszko, Jolanta Kurasz, Anna Niwińska, Marta Maria Zalewska-Adamiec, Małgorzata Bachórzewska-Gajewska, Hanna Dobrzycki, Sławomir
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Renal failure
Coexistence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the case of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) significantly worsens the outcomes. The aim of our study was to assess renal function impact on mortality among patients with ACS. The study was based on records of 21,985 patients hospitalized in the Medical University of Bialystok in 2009-2015. Inclusion cri...
Shi, Yingfeng Ni, Jun Tao, Min Ma, Xiaoyan Wang, Yi Zang, Xiujuan Hu, Yan Qiu, Andong Zhuang, Shougang Liu, Na
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Renal failure
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. However, its complications, such as peritoneal fibrosis (PF) and angiogenesis can cause ultrafiltration failure and PD termination. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) has been demonstrated to be involved in PF. However, its underlying role in ...