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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation between the Visual Prostate Symptom Score and International Prostate Symptom Score in Patients with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

open access: yesJournal of Nobel Medical College
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects about 210 million males as of 2010 (6% of the population). BPH is the most common disease of men above 50 years of age. BPH   is a major cause of morbidity in the ageing men.
Ram Sagar Shah   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Significance of Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring for Mycophenolate in Patients With Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Clinical response to mycophenolic acid (MPA) is highly heterogeneous; thus, therapeutic drug level monitoring (TDM) may help improve treatment efficacy. This systematic review and meta‐analysis examined therapeutic ranges for MPA levels associated with better outcomes and safety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ...
Zahraa Qamhieh   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life on the list: an exploratory study of the life world of individuals waiting for a kidney transplant

open access: yes, 2010
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for many individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD), as transplantation is reported to offer a greater quality of life than renal dialysis.
Long-Sutehall, Tracy   +4 more
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Identifying chemokines as therapeutic targets in renal disease: Lessons from antagonist studies and knockout mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Chemokines, in concert with cytokines and adhesion molecules, play multiple roles in local and systemic immune responses. In the kidney, the temporal and spatial expression of chemokines correlates with local renal damage and accumulation of chemokine ...
Anders, Hans-Joachim   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical, Histologic, and Serological Predictors of Renal Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Immunosuppressive drug interactions and resistance in mononuclear cells from renal transplant patients [PDF]

open access: yes
Existing anti-rejection drug regimes are inadequate since patients receive drugs despite serious side effects and poor response. New drugs are being developed which ultimately may allow for prescribing of rational, patient-specific immunosuppressive ...
Delaney, Michael Paul
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Early and late outcomes after heart transplantation in a low-volume transplant centre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Early (one year) and late (15 year) outcomes after heart transplantation in Malta were evaluated by means of a retrospective analysis of mortality and morbidity, derived from the transplant database.
Manche, Alexander
core  

The ERA-EDTA cohort study—comparison of methods to predict survival on renal replacement therapy

open access: yes, 1997
Accurate prediction of patient survival from the time of starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) is desirable, but previously published predictive models have low accuracy.
Castelluccia, N.   +530 more
core   +1 more source

Renal perfusion in scleroderma patients assessed by microbubble-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Renal damage is common in scleroderma. It can occur acutely or chronically. Renal reserve might already be impaired before it can be detected by laboratory findings.
Himsel, Andrea   +12 more
core   +1 more source

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