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Biomarkers of chronic kidney disease in older individuals: navigating complexity in diagnosis

Frontiers in Medicine
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older individuals is a matter of growing concern in the field of public health across the globe. Indeed, prevalence of kidney function impairment increases with advancing age and is often exacerbated by age-induced ...
Lucia Muglia, Michele Di Dio, Elvira Filicetti, Giada Ida Greco, Mara Volpentesta, Alessia Beccacece, Paolo Fabbietti, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Andrea Corsonello, Andrea Corsonello, Andrea Corsonello, Guido Gembillo, Domenico Santoro, Luca Soraci   +13 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effects of a team‐based systematic prevention and management program for postoperative orthopedic older patients: A retrospective cohort study

PCN Reports
Aim This study aimed to evaluate a team‐based systematic prevention and management program for delirium (a multicomponent intervention addressing potentially modifiable risk factors based on the DELirium Team Approach [DELTA]) in older patients ...
Fumitake Yamaguchi, Chie Inomata, Naoki Yoshinaga, Hirotake Sawada, Kazuko Shimamoto, Ayaka Haruta‐Tsukamoto   +5 more
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Coronary Artery Plaque Phenotype and 5-Year Clinical Outcomes in Older Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Background: Lesions with thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), small luminal area and large plaque burden (PB) have been considered at high risk of cardiovascular events.
Francesca Rubino, Salvatore Brugaletta, Gregory Mills, Graziella Pompei, Roberto Scarsini, Flavio Ribichini, Lorenz Räber, Vijay Kunadian   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term Glycemic Control and Dementia Risk in Type 1 Diabetes. [PDF]

, 2018
ObjectiveIndividuals with type 1 diabetes have experienced an increase in life expectancy, yet it is unknown what level of glycemic control is ideal for maintaining late-life brain health.
Gilsanz, Paola, Karter, Andrew J, Lacy, Mary E, Pletcher, Mark J, Quesenberry, Charles P, Whitmer, Rachel A   +5 more
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Fetal Brain Tumor Harboring a Unique ROCK1::BRAF Fusion

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Marllon Cindra Sant'Ana, Mariana Maschietto, Daniela Paz Leal, Ricardo de Santos de Oliveira, Mayara Ferreira Euzébio, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Luciano Neder, Carlos Alberto Scrideli, Elvis Terci Valera   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between personality traits and concerns about falling among older patients: the mediating role of subjective age

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundOlder patients are at high risk of falling, and regular assessments of their concerns about falling (CaF) are often recommended. The present study aimed to investigate the association between CaF and personality traits among older patients as ...
Rongrong Fan, Lili Wang, Wenxiu Wang, Yanan Zhong, Tingting Zhang, Xia Yang, Jing Zhu   +6 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Coming home: older patients’ and their relatives’ experiences of well-being in the transition from hospital to home after early discharge

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Background This study aims to investigate the lived experience of well-being among older patients and their relatives in the transition from hospital to home after early discharge.
Aline Dragosits, Bente Martinsen, Ann Hemingway, Annelise Norlyk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source