: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of gratitude training on reducing depression levels among patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis therapy. The study used a single-subject experimental design with the A-
Ahmad Fikry Ghazali +2 more
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Continued monitoring of acute kidney injury survivors might not be necessary in those regaining an estimated glomerular filtration rate > 60 mL/min at 1 year [PDF]
Background. Severe acute kidney injury (AKI) among hospitalized patients often necessitates initiation of short-term dialysis. Little is known about the long-term outcome of those who recover to normal renal function.
Geddes, Colin C. +4 more
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BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that the triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI) is associated with cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cognition. Its relationship with mental health remains underexplored.
Yanqin Li +10 more
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Association of Tenofovir Use With Risk of Incident Heart Failure in HIV-Infected Patients. [PDF]
BackgroundThe antiretroviral medication, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), is used by most human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons in the United States despite higher risks of chronic kidney disease.
Chen, Ruijun +7 more
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Activation of Rac-1 and RhoA contributes to podocyte injury in chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Rho-family GTPases like RhoA and Rac-1 are potent regulators of cellular signaling that control gene expression, migration and inflammation. Activation of Rho-GTPases has been linked to podocyte dysfunction, a feature of chronic kidney diseases (CKD). We
Amann, Kerstin +13 more
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Renal effects and associated outcomes during angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition in heart failure [PDF]
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the renal effects of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.
Claggett, Brian +14 more
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Patient Activation with Knowledge, Self-Management, and Confidence in Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF]
Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem on a global scale. The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease presents an urgent need to better understand the knowledge, confidence and engagement in self-managing the disease ...
Hertzog, Melody +5 more
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Management of hyperkalaemia in acute kidney injury in a heart failure patient with patiromer
Aims One prevalent comorbidity of chronic heart failure (CHF) is chronic kidney disease(CKD). Hyperkalemia is associated with both CHF and CKD, which often leads to withdrawal of heart failure medications in clinical praxis. Methods and results A patient
Jonathan Slawik +3 more
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Rationale & Objective: Patients with a high-risk Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) genotype are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. It is unclear whether this increased risk is entirely mediated by the development of proteinuria.
Anthony Nguyen +2 more
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Prognostic robustness of serum creatinine based AKI definitions in patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Background: It is unclear how modifications in the way to calculate serum creatinine (sCr) increase and in the cut-off value applied, influences the prognostic value of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).
Dhondt, Annemieke +4 more
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