Clinical significance of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in the early diagnosis of renal function deterioration after radical nephrectomy [PDF]
ObjectivesThe standard metrics used to monitor the progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) include markers such as serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).
Taek Sang Kim+6 more
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Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of liver and kidney injuries and investigate its effect on the severity and mortality in the COVID-19 patients.
GAO Mengyuan+3 more
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Comparison of cardiovascular event predictability between the 2009 and 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equations in a Korean chronic kidney disease cohort: the KoreaN Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease study [PDF]
Background The 2009 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRcr) equation contains a race component that is not based on biology and may cause a bias in results.
Ji Hye Kim+13 more
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Aortic Knob Width as an Indicator of Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients [PDF]
Introduction: The most common cause of mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients is due to cardiovascular events. The Aortic Knob Width (AKW) has been found to positively correlate with the severity of coronary artery disease.
JERIN J OVETT+2 more
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Pediatric formulae to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) give a broad range of values. Their consistency in assigning the subjects as hypofiltrating or hyperfiltrating is unknown.
Katarína Šebeková+5 more
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Comparison of Pteridine Normalization Methods in Urine for Detection of Bladder Cancer
Pterin compounds belong to the group of biomarkers for which an increase in interest has been observed in recent years. Available literature data point to this group of compounds as potential biomarkers for cancer detection, although the biochemical ...
Piotr Kośliński+6 more
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Background. It was recently shown by our group that bilirubin has a neurotropic activity. It is also shown that endogenous uric acid exerts a noticeable modulating effect on neuro-endocrine adaptation factors.
Igor Bombushkar+4 more
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Background Detection of appropriate indicators is valuable for preventing incidental osteoporotic fractures. We statistically evaluated the significance of serum cystatin C‐to‐creatinine ratio (CysC/Cr) as a surrogate marker for incident major ...
Ichiro Yoshii+2 more
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The risk factors of type 2 diabetes in hypertensive subjects
ObjectiveHypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) share common risk factors and usually co-occur. This study examined the relationship between HTN history and T2DM incidence in a cohort of Chinese hypertensive subjects.MethodsWe recruited 443 cases (
Yingqun Chen+3 more
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Evaluation of simple antioxidant blood parameters in patients with migraine
BackgroundThe study aims to investigate the role of serum albumin (ALB) and creatinine (CRE), bilirubin (BIL), and uric acid (UA) as major intravascular antioxidants in migraine.MethodsWe enrolled 148 patients with migraine and 150 age- and sex-matched ...
Zhenzhen Yang+3 more
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