Mori, Katsuhito Nishide, Kozo Okuno, Senji Shoji, Tetsuo Emoto, Masanori Tsuda, Akihiro Nakatani, Shinya Imanishi, Yasuo Ishimura, Eiji Yamakawa, Tomoyuki
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BackgroundSarcopenia has become a serious disorder in modern society. Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis and diabetes are some of the disorders that accelerate the onset and progression of sarcopenia. We, therefore, investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and confirmed the impact of diabetes mellitu...
Rehman, Inayat Ur Lai, Pauline Siew Mei Lim, Soo Kun Lee, Learn Han Khan, Tahir Mehmood
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BackgroundChronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is a well-recognized, frequent and compromising complication among patients on hemodialysis. Despite advancement in basic medical sciences, CKD-aP is still a major complication and a challenge for both physicians and patients to manage. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalenc...
Tonelli, Marcello Lloyd, Anita M. Bello, Aminu K. James, Matthew T. Klarenbach, Scott W. McAlister, Finlay A. Manns, Braden J. Tsuyuki, Ross T. Hemmelgarn, Brenda R.
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BackgroundAs more patients at lower cardiovascular (CV) risk are treated with statins, the balance between cardiovascular benefits and the risk of adverse events becomes increasingly important.MethodsWe did a population-based cohort study (May 1, 2002 to March 30, 2013) using province-wide laboratory and administrative data in Alberta. We studied n...
Kim, Hyoungnae Park, Seohyun Jhee, Jong Hyun Yun, Hae-Ryong Park, Jung Tak Han, Seung Hyeok Lee, Joongyub Kim, Soo Wan Kim, Yeong Hoon Oh, Yun Kyu
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BackgroundGuidelines for general hypertension treatment do not recommend the combined use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors due to the risk of hyperkalemia. However, a recent clinical trial showed that polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients had infrequent episodes of hyperkalemia despite receiving combined RAAS inhibitors....
Qiu, Jiang Li, Jun Chen, Guodong Huang, Gang Fu, Qian Wang, Changxi Chen, Lizhong
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BackgroundRecipients of living donor renal transplantation are typically considered to have a relatively lower immunological risk. This retrospective study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy and safety between rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) or interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL2-RA) induction therapies in Chinese population.MethodsA...
Seekles, Maaike L. Ormandy, Paula Coyne, Emma
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BackgroundEmerging evidence of psychosocial problems in CKD patients has led to an acceptance that a focus on the emotional wellbeing of the patient should be included in the provision of comprehensive CKD care. It is unclear if an increased attention for psychosocial needs in guidelines and policy documents has led to a rise in psychosocial staffi...
Filho, José Célio Costa Lima Ogawa, Maurício Yukio de Souza Andrade, Tacilla Hanny de Andrade Cordeiro Gadelha, Sami Fernandes, Paula Frassinetti Castelo Bra... Queiroz, Anaiara Lucena Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco
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BackgroundThe consequences of cocaine use are multisystemic, such as, for instance, renal failure, hepatotoxicity and pulmonary toxicity, with renal alterations being the focus of the present study. The use of substances that modify the base composition of cocaine (or adulterants) aiming to potentiate its effects also has an impact on these manifes...
Pecoits-Filho, Roberto Larkin, John W. Poli-de-Figueiredo, Carlos Eduardo Cuvello Neto, Américo Lourenço Barra, Ana Beatriz Canhada, Sinaia de Campos, Ludimila Guedim Woehl, Juliane Gonçalves, Priscila Bezerra Han, Hao
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BackgroundEnd stage renal disease (ESRD) patients require a renal replacement therapy (RRT) to filter accumulated toxins and remove excess water, which are associated with impaired physical function. Hemodialysis (HD) removes middle-molecular weight (MMW) toxins less efficiently compared to hemodiafiltration (HDF); we hypothesized HDF may improve p...
Dashtidehkordi, Alireza Shahgholian, Nahid Attari, Fatemeh
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BackgroundHealth promoting behaviors are among the determinants of health. Hemodialysis causes significant changes in the lives of patients and affects their health promoting behaviors. Accordingly, this study aimed at investigating the effect of exercise during hemodialysis on health promotion behaviors in patients undergoing hemodialysis.MethodsT...
Piccoli, Giorgina B. Richiero, Gilberto Henderson, Hayley
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Listening to the interview of Natalia Tomilina is an inspiring experience, and not one reserved purely for young physicians. Within these pages, one can discover Tomilina’s determination and passion for learning that has been with her throughout her life, even during difficult and testing times. A great resolve that she developed through the teachi...