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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
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2018 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension: part I-epidemiology of hypertension [PDF]

, 2019
The Korean Society of Hypertension guideline defines hypertension as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, where the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment has been established.
김현창, 박성하
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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The use of statins are associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes in patients with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea, a longitudinal study

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Statins, a kind of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, are first-line cholesterol-lowering drugs that are widely used in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD ...
Hui Wang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Lin Gan, Ling Yao, Mei Li, Li Cai, Xiufang Li, Xiayire Aierken, Dan Yu, Miaomiao Liu, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Jing Hong   +14 more
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Barriers to Access to Treatment for Hypertensive Patients in Primary Health Care of Less Developed Northwest China: A Predictive Nomogram

International Journal of Hypertension, 2021
Background. This study aims to evaluate the risk factors associated with untreated hypertension and develop and internally validate untreated risk nomograms in patients with hypertension among primary health care of less developed Northwest China ...
Lin Wang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Xintian Cai, Mei Li, Zhikang Yang, Zhongrong Wang, Reyila Abudereyimu, Nanfang Li   +7 more
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The Impact of Tenapanor on Body Composition and Blood Pressure in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Instruction Tenapanor potentially affects fluid volume and blood pressure. This study explored its effects on these parameters in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Methods We conducted a single‐arm, prospective observational study that enrolled 10 patients on PD with hyperphosphatemia who were newly initiated on tenapanor.
Shun Yoshida, Kengo Asahina, Keiichi Osano, Natsumi Saegusa, Kohei Yamamura, Kie Ohkoshi, Miho Shikata, Toshihisa Ishii, Makiko Konishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Kohei Uchimura, Ayumu Nakashima   +11 more
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Increased stress hyperglycemia ratio at hospital admission in stroke patients are associated with increased in-hospital mortality and length of stay

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Objective Recently, the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) has been introduced as a metric to signify relative hyperglycemia. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between SHR and in-hospital mortality and length of stay occurring during ...
Di Shen, Xintian Cai, Qing Zhu, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Junli Hu, Shuaiwei Song, Wenbo Yang, Jing Hong, Nanfang Li   +8 more
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Generalised and abdominal obesity and risk of diabetes, hypertension and hypertension–diabetes co-morbidity in England [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives To look at trends in generalised (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg m–2) and abdominal (waist circumference (WC) >102 cm in men, >88 cm in women) obesity among adults between 1993 and 2003, and to evaluate their association with diabetes ...
Hirani, V., Zaninotto, P., Primatesta, P.   +2 more
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Recommendations of the 2004 Canadian Hypertension Education Program: A Brief Overview [PDF]

, 2004
INTRODUCTION As a response to the challenge of controlling hypertension and hypertension-related cardiovascular disease, the Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) has produced annually updated evidence-based recommendations for hypertension ...
Education Program, Canadian Hypertension
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Neutralization of the PTX3/CD44 axis suppresses TGF‐β1 signaling in kidney fibrosis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study investigates how the PTX3/CD44 axis promotes kidney fibrosis by activating TGF‐β1 signaling. We demonstrate that the neutralizing antibody WHC‐001 effectively inhibits this pathway, suppressing myofibroblast activation and partial epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT).
Chao‐Chun Cheng, Shen‐Shin Chang, Feng‐Wei Chen, Ying‐Chieh Su, Thanh Phuong Nguyen, Yu‐Wei Hsiao, Jhih‐Ying Chi, Hsin‐Yin Liang, Ju‐Ming Wang   +8 more
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