Results 1 to 10 of about 92,197 (119)
International Journal of Nephrology, 2021 Long-term hypertension is known as a major risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a key role in hypertension pathogenesis.
Zahra Pezeshki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh
doaj +1 more source
Tips and Pitfalls in Using Social Media Platforms for Survey Dissemination
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2023 IntroductionSocial media has become a prevalent platform for survey dissemination, despite the paucity of literature on this topic. The purpose of this paper is to outline the benefits and drawbacks of and best practices for social media ...
William Lay Keat Ong +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2023 ObjectiveTo characterize academic urology Twitter presence and interaction by subspecialty designation. MethodsUsing Twitter application programming interface of available data, 94000 specific tweets were extracted for the analysis through the Twitter ...
Spencer H. Bell, +14 more
doaj +1 more source
Renal osteodystrophy in a sample of patients on dialysis in Northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of NephrologyIntroduction: Mineral and bone meta-bolism disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) are one of the most significant complications of CKD. The objective of this study was to describe the types of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) and the clinical and ...
Luiz Alberto Soares de Araújo Coutinho +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Renal Failure, 2023 Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with impaired outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients. However, the prognostic significance of early AKI is poorly described. We aimed to determine whether AKI on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and
Michal Sitina +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Renal Failure, 2023 In light chain amyloidosis (LA), the massive glomerular and vascular amyloid deposition leading to interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IFTA) is thought to be responsible for renal failure.
Csilla Markóth +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Overview of Contemporary Penile Rehabilitation Therapies
Advances in Urology, 2008 Introduction. Post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction affects a considerable number of men and is a significant quality of life issue. There has been a substantial amount of research on the treatment of post-prostatectomy ED, and now there is a rising ...
Peter Hinh, Run Wang
doaj +1 more source
Renal Failure, 2023 Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. This meta-analysis aimed to identify risk factors for the development of AKI in patients with COVID-19.Methods A systematic ...
Jialing Zhang +6 more
doaj +1 more source
International Journal of Nephrology, 2014 Patients with nephrotic syndrome are at an increased risk for thrombotic events; deep venous thrombosis, renal vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism are quite common in patients with nephrotic syndrome.
Aibek E. Mirrakhimov +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Renal Failure, 2023 Introduction It has been observed that intravenous iron administration may suppress endogenous production of erythropoietin (EPO). We postulate that this effect may be mediated by increased FGF-23 secretion.Aim of the study To evaluate the short-term ...
Katarzyna Muras-Szwedziak +2 more
doaj +1 more source