The Multidisciplinary Approach to Renal Denervation: Current Evidences and Open Questions [PDF]
Renal denervation (RD) is a new clinical procedure which aims to treat resistant hypertensive patients. As with every new technology introduced into the clinical setting, many aspects were not explored sufficiently in order to be implemented into routine
Sara Samoni+10 more
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Penalized G-estimation for effect modifier selection in a structural nested mean model for repeated outcomes [PDF]
Effect modification occurs when the impact of the treatment on an outcome varies based on the levels of other covariates known as effect modifiers. Modeling these effect differences is important for etiological goals and for purposes of optimizing treatment.
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Acute Haemodynamic Changes During Haemodialysis Do Not Exacerbate Gut Hyperpermeability [PDF]
© 2019 The Author(s)Introduction: The gastrointestinal tract is a potential source of inflammation in dialysis patients. In-vitro studies suggest breakdown of the gut barrier in uraemia leading to increased intestinal permeability and it is hypothesised ...
Bischoff+51 more
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Background Approximately 16.4% of patients on hemodialysis (HD) in Japan are treated with intermittent infusion hemodiafiltration (I-HDF). However, large-scale data on clinical outcomes with this modality are lacking.
Masanori Abe+4 more
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Role of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Clinical Research: The Never-Ending Matter
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) burden is crucial both on a global scale and at individual patient level, affecting morbidity and mortality directly and through its effect on both cardiovascular damage and CKD progression to end-stage-kidney ...
Chiara Abenavoli+7 more
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Nomenclature for renal replacement therapy and blood purification techniques in critically ill patients: practical applications [PDF]
This article reports the conclusions of the second part of a consensus expert conference on the nomenclature of renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques currently utilized to manage acute kidney injury and other organ dysfunction syndromes in ...
Bagshaw, S. M.+66 more
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IgA Nephropathy: New Aspects in Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis [PDF]
Knowledge of the pathophysiology of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) has progressed significantly, with this disease being clearly identified as an autoimmune disease with a peculiar autoantigen (galactosedeficient IgA1 [Gd-IgA1]), specific ...
Francois Berthoux+3 more
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Left ventricular hypertrophy among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: The presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with worsening cardiovascular outcomes. There is a dearth of data on LVH in Ghanaian CKD patients.
Yaw Ampem Amoako+4 more
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Stigma and related factors among renal dialysis patients in China. [PDF]
Li B, Liu D, Zhang Y, Xue P.
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Self-reported depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients: Bi-factor structures of two common measures and their association with clinical factors [PDF]
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Objective: To validate the factor structure of two common self-report depression tools in a large sample of haemodialysis (HD) patients and to examine their demographic and clinical correlates, including
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