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Meta-analysis of statins in chronic kidney disease: who benefits? [PDF]
Background: Attempts to reduce the burden of vascular disease in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) by control of lipids have not been as successful as predicted.
Isles, C., Messow, C.M.
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Since celiac artery occlusion represents a common attributable aetiology for these aneurysms, restoration of blood flow to the regions supplied by the celiac artery should also be taken into account when designing a treatment plan. Here, we present 4 cases of PDA aneurysms coexisting with coeliac artery occlusion, all of which were managed with bypass ...
Koji Kubota+4 more
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health problem affecting millions of patients globally. There is no effective treatment for AKI and new therapies are urgently needed.
Maryam El-Rashid+7 more
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Current status of liver transplantation for non‐B non‐C liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
Recently, the cases of LT for non‐B non‐C cirrhosis and HCC have been increasing in Japan as well as worldwide. Perioperative management of non‐B non‐C liver disease is problematic due to various risk factors, including alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome‐related risks, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Takahiro Nishio+4 more
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Perceptions of Illness Severity, Treatment Goals, and Life Expectancy: The ePISTLE Study
Introduction: A better understanding of factors influencing perceived life expectancy (PLE), interactions between patient prognostic beliefs, experiences of illness, and treatment behavior is urgently needed.
Hannah K.S. Beckwith+10 more
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Time-dependent Clearance of Cyclosporine in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Population Pharmacokinetic Perspective [PDF]
Aim The pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of cyclosporine (CsA) in renal transplant recipients are patient- and time-dependent. Knowledge of this time-related variability is necessary to maintain or achieve CsA target exposure. Here, we aimed to identify factors explaining variabilities in CsA PK properties and characterise time-dependent clearance (CL/F)
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Epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in renal transplant recipients: experience from thirty cases [PDF]
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania sp. and is transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis (sand fly). in renal transplant recipients, visceral leishmaniasis causes severe damage to the liver, spleen, and ...
Andrade, Jesusmar Ximenes+12 more
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For radical surgery after induction gemcitabine along with nab‐paclitaxel and subsequent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, CA19‐9 normalization and maintenance of good nutritional status during treatment until surgery were important for prolonged prognosis.
Takamichi Igarashi+9 more
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Bacterial and Viral Infection and Sepsis in Kidney Transplanted Patients
Kidney transplanted patients are a unique population with intrinsic susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections, mainly (but not exclusively) due to continuous immunosuppression.
Alberto Mella+9 more
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Evaluation of an automated choroid segmentation algorithm in a longitudinal kidney donor and recipient cohort [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate the performance of an automated choroid segmentation algorithm in optical coherence tomography (OCT) data using a longitudinal kidney donor and recipient cohort. Methods: We assessed 22 donors and 23 patients requiring renal transplantation over up to 1 year post-transplant.
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