Muiru, Anthony N. Shlipak, Michael G. Scherzer, Rebecca Zhang, William R. Ascher, Simon B. Jotwani, Vasantha Grunfeld, Carl Parikh, Chirag R. Ng, Derek Palella, Frank J. Jr
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BackgroundHIV-positive persons bear an excess burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, conventional methods to assess kidney health are insensitive and non-specific for detecting early kidney injury. Urinary biomarkers can detect early kidney injury, and may help mitigate the risk of overt CKD.MethodsCross-sectional study of HIV-positive pe...
Frigaard, Martin Rubinsky, Anna Lowell, Lo Malkina, Anna Karliner, Leah Kohn, Michael Peralta, Carmen A
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BackgroundElectronic health record (EHR) data is increasingly used to identify patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). EHR queries used to capture CKD status, identify comorbid conditions, measure awareness by providers, and track adherence to guideline-concordant processes of care have not been validated.MethodsWe extracted EHR data for primar...
Griva, K. Rajeswari, M. Nandakumar, M. Khoo, E. Y. H. Lee, V. Y. W. Chua, C. G. Goh, Z. S. Choong, Y. T. D. Newman, S. P.
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BackgroundThis cluster randomised controlled trial set out to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of the “Combined Diabetes and Renal Control Trial” (C-DIRECT) intervention, a nurse-led intervention based on motivational interviewing and self-management in patients with coexisting end stage renal diseases and diabetes mellitus (DM ESRD). ...
Jeon, So-Yeon Lee, Na-Ri Yim, Chang-Yeol
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BackgroundDrug-induced nephrotic syndrome (NS) can be resolved by eliminating the causative agents. However, patients with metastatic cancer have not been previously reported to achieve complete recovery from anticancer drug-induced NS after discontinuation of treatment, because many patients die of cancer progression before NS is restored.Case pre...
Chuah, Ling L. Miras, Alexander D. Perry, Laura M. Frankel, Andrew H. Towey, David J. Al-Mayahi, Zahraa Svensson, William le Roux, Carel W.
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BackgroundMost studies on obesity surgery have measured renal function using the estimated GFR. However, due to the reduction of muscle mass, and therefore creatinine that accompanies weight loss, such measures can falsely suggest an improvement in renal function. To balance the risks of surgery versus any potential benefits on renal function, we n...
Li, Guo-min Cao, Qi Shen, Qian Sun, Li Zhai, Yi-hui Liu, Hai-mei An, Yu Xu, Hong
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BackgroundCongenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) is characterised by increased proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, and edema beginning in the first 3 months of life. Recently, molecular genetic studies have identified several genes involved in the pathogenesis of CNS. A systematic investigation of the genes for CNS in China has never been performed; therefo...
Wu, Changwei Wang, Amanda Y. Li, Guisen Wang, Li
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BackgroundThe worldwide prevalence of obesity is increasing. Obesity is associated with a variety of chronic diseases, including chronic kidney disease. Several studies suggested that body mass index (BMI) could be an independent risk factor for progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, whether high BMI is associated with progression of IgAN ...
Lynch, Kristine E. Chang, Ji won Matheny, Michael E. Goldfarb, Alexander Efimova, Olga Coronado, Gregorio DuVall, Scott L.
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BackgroundEstimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is the clinical standard for assessing kidney function and staging chronic kidney disease. Automated reporting of eGFR using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study equation was first implemented within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2007 with staggered adoption across...
Samaei, Afshin Nobahar, Monir Hydarinia-Naieni, Zaynab Ebrahimian, Abbas Ali Tammadon, Mohammad Reza Ghorbani, Raheb Vafaei, Abbas Ali
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BackgroundThe prevalence of cognitive disorders in hemodialysis patients is twice as high as the general population, while these disorders often are undiagnosed. Timely prevention and treatment can improve their personal and social functions. Aim of study was determined the effect of Valerian on cognitive disorders and electroencephalography (EGG) ...
McKenzie, Katelyn A. El Ters, Mirelle Torres, Vicente E. Harris, Peter C. Chapman, Arlene B. Mrug, Michal Rahbari-Oskoui, Frederic F. Bae, Kyongtae Ty Landsittel, Douglas P. Bennett, William M.
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BackgroundCaffeine has been proposed, based on in vitro cultured cell studies, to accelerate progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) by increasing kidney size. Since ADPKD patients are advised to minimize caffeine intake, we investigated the effect of caffeine on disease progression in the Consortium for Radiologic Imagi...
