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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin +14 more
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Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major complication in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). While the effect of left ventricular dysfunction on patients on MHD is well known, the association between right ventricular (RV) dysfunction ...
Hiroki Nobayashi +5 more
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Annual Dialysis Data Report 2015, JSDT Renal Data Registry
s ᅟ The annual survey of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry (JRDR) was conducted for 4380 dialysis facilities at the end of 2015, among which 4321 facilities (98.7%) responded.
Ikuto Masakane +13 more
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Clinical, Histologic, and Serological Predictors of Renal Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang +21 more
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Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with various complications, and the leakage of dialysate can lead to the discontinuation of PD. Retroperitoneal leakage (RPL) can be diagnosed on the basis of dialysate leakage, and, because there are few
Rina Tamai +8 more
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Background Nalfurafine hydrochloride (“nalfurafine”), the world’s first selective oral κ-receptor agonist for improving pruritus, is approved in Japan for the treatment of pruritus resistant to existing treatments in hemodialysis (HD) or chronic liver ...
Hidetomo Nakamoto +4 more
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Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos +2 more
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Background Refractory pleural effusion occasionally occurs in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and is associated with a poor prognosis. We recently encountered idiopathic refractory pleural effusion in two patients undergoing maintenance ...
Ryoichi Miyazaki +4 more
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Associations between pulmonary congestion on chest ultrasound and survival in hemodialysis patients
Background Volume overload in hemodialysis patients is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular event-related mortality. The number of B-lines observed using lung ultrasound is correlated with the severity of pulmonary congestion.
Keiko Kawachi +3 more
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Background The prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after kidney transplantation (KTx) is important. Letermovir (LTV), a drug used for CMV prophylaxis, has various drug–drug interactions.
Takashi Tsujimoto +4 more
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