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Identification of factors associated with high-cost use of inpatient care in chronic kidney disease: a registry study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To explore factors behind inpatient admissions by high-cost users (HCUs) in pre-end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).Design Retrospective analysis of CKD.QLD Registry and hospital admissions of the Queensland Government Department of Health ...
P. Marcin Sowa, Sree K. Venuthurupalli, Wendy E. Hoy, Jianzhen Zhang, Anne Cameron, Helen G. Healy, Luke B. Connelly   +6 more
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Ensuring Indigenous co-leadership in health research: a Can-SOLVE CKD case example

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background Indigenous people are insightful and informed about their own health and wellness, yet their visions, strengths and knowledge are rarely incorporated into health research.
Cathy Woods, Craig Settee, Mary Beaucage, Helen Robinson-Settee, Arlene Desjarlais, Evan Adams, Catherine Turner, Malcolm King, Letitia Pokiak, Mary Wilson, Evelyn Voyageur, Chantel Large, Jonathan McGavock, Joanne Kappel, Helen Chiu, Tamara Beardy, Isabelle Flett, James Scholey, Heather Harris, Jocelyn Jones, Latash Maurice Nahanee, Delhia Nahanee, on behalf of the Can-SOLVE CKD Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement, Research Council (IPERC)   +22 more
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Effect of cardiac function in patients with gastrointestinal cancer with or without acute kidney injury assessed using a non-invasive impedance cardiography: a case-control study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Objectives This study aimed to analyze the possible causes of changes in cardiac function and investigate the feasibility of clinical assessment of gastrointestinal cancer in patients with or without acute kidney injury (AKI) assessed using a non ...
Huihui Chen, Guolei Zhang, Lei He, Wei Zhou, Shenglei Zhang, Zhe zhe Niu, Jingjing Jin, Mei juan Cheng, Liping Guo, Xiang nan Liang, Rong fang Zhu, Huiran Zhang, Yaling Bai, Jin sheng Xu   +13 more
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CKDNET, a quality improvement project for prevention and reduction of chronic kidney disease in the Northeast Thailand

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is high in the Northeast Thailand compared to other parts of the country. Therefore, a broad program applying all levels of care is inevitable.
Ubon Cha’on, Kanok Wongtrangan, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Sajja Tatiyanupanwong, Chulaporn Limwattananon, Cholatip Pongskul, Thanachai Panaput, Chalongchai Chalermwat, Worachart Lert-itthiporn, Amod Sharma, Sirirat Anutrakulchai, CKDNET group   +11 more
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Antiphospholipid syndrome: A disease of protean face [PDF]

Journal of Nephropathology, 2013
Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic disorder characterizes by recurrent arterial and venous thrombosis and/or pregnancy miscarriages and positive test for antiphospholipid antibodies.
Mohammadreza Ardalan, Amir Vahedi
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Efficacy of rituximab therapy in children with nephrotic syndrome: a 10-year experience from an Iranian pediatric hospital

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background There are controversy results in the optimal management of children with steroid-dependent and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SDNS, SRNS).
Behnaz Bazargani, Zahra Noparast, Leila Khedmat, Daryoosh Fahimi, Seyed Taher Esfahani, Mastaneh Moghtaderi, Arash Abbasi, Azadeh Afshin, Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi   +8 more
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Synergistic effect between the KCNQ1 haplotype and alcohol consumption on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korean cohorts

Scientific Reports, 2021
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 (KCNQ1) is one of the strongest susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Association studies between KCNQ1 genetic variants and T2DM have been reported. The multifactorial disease T2DM
Ji Young Park, Min-Gyu Yoo, Ji Ho Yun, Hye-Ja Lee, Sang Ick Park   +4 more
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The Podocyte in Diabetic Kidney Disease

The Scientific World Journal, 2009
Approaching epidemic levels, diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is now the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Microalbuminuria is an early clinical marker of DKD that results from damage to the glomerular filtration barrier at the level of the ...
Erin Stitt-Cavanagh, Laura MacLoed, Chris R.J. Kennedy   +2 more
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The effect of the association between CETP variant type and alcohol consumption on cholesterol level differs according to the ALDH2 variant type

Scientific Reports, 2022
Alcohol consumption is associated with a high increased lipid profile and this association may depend on genetic risk factors. In this study, we aimed to assess the effects of genetic variation associated with alcohol consumption on lipid profiles using ...
Min-Gyu Yoo, Ji Ho Yun, Soo Kyung Koo, Hye-Ja Lee   +3 more
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AMP-activated protein kinase α2 contributes to acute and chronic hyperuricemic nephropathy via renal urate deposition in a mouse model

European Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Hyperuricemia can induce acute and chronic kidney damage, but the pathological mechanism remains unclear. The potential role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) α2 in hyperuricemia-induced renal injury was investigated in this study. Acute and chronic
Chen Yang, Hong-yong Su, Ning An, Hong-luan Wu, Xiao-yan Guo, Zhi-hang Li, Xiao-cui Chen, Shao-ping Zhu, Dan Wu, Hui-yuan Li, Qing-jun Pan, Dong Liang, Hua-feng Liu   +12 more
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