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Chronic kidney disease1 (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and prevalence of kidney failure, with poor outcomes and high cost.
M. Sarnak+14 more
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a monogenic, hereditary disorder of the kidneys that leads to fluid-filled cysts within the renal tubes. It is one of the most common causes of end-stage renal failure.
Soo Oh, Rabeet Khan, Ahmed Ziada
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OPTN/SRTR 2019 Annual Data Report: Kidney
Despite the ongoing severe shortage of available kidney grafts relative to candidates in need, data from 2019 reveal some promising trends. After remaining relatively stagnant for many years, the number of kidney transplants has increased each year since
A. Hart+11 more
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Decision Support System for Renal Transplantation [PDF]
The burgeoning need for kidney transplantation mandates immediate attention. Mismatch of deceased donor-recipient kidney leads to post-transplant death. To ensure ideal kidney donor-recipient match and minimize post-transplant deaths, the paper develops a prediction model that identifies factors that determine the probability of success of renal ...
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Exploring 3D U-Net Training Configurations and Post-Processing Strategies for the MICCAI 2023 Kidney and Tumor Segmentation Challenge [PDF]
In 2023, it is estimated that 81,800 kidney cancer cases will be newly diagnosed, and 14,890 people will die from this cancer in the United States. Preoperative dynamic contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) is often used for detecting lesions.
arxiv
Empagliflozin and Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes.
BACKGROUND Diabetes confers an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular and renal events. In the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial, empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with ...
C. Wanner+9 more
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Neonephrogenesis, the capacity to regenerate renal tissue, is a distinctive feature of fish but not usually of mammals. However, evidence exists for kidney repair in response to insulting agents for animals and human beings. Studies have therefore been designed in the past few years to clarify the cellular and molecular basis of renal repair, with the ...
Benigni, Ariela+2 more
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Phosphoinositides in the kidney [PDF]
Phosphoinositides (PIs) play pivotal roles in the regulation of many biological processes. The quality and quantity of PIs is regulated in time and space by the activity of PI kinases and PI phosphatases. The number of PI-metabolizing enzymes exceeds the number of PIs with, in many cases, more than one enzyme controlling the same biochemical step. This
Staiano, Leopoldo+1 more
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Diabetic Kidney Disease: Challenges, Progress, and Possibilities.
Diabetic kidney disease develops in approximately 40% of patients who are diabetic and is the leading cause of CKD worldwide. Although ESRD may be the most recognizable consequence of diabetic kidney disease, the majority of patients actually die from ...
Radica Z. Alicic, M. Rooney, K. Tuttle
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Contains fulltext : 215688.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Susanto, C.R., Arens, A.I.J.
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