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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono +7 more
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Recipient Related Prognostic Factors for Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation. A Single Center Experience [PDF]
Applied Medical Informatics, 2012 Background and Aim. Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) severely impairs life expectancy and quality of life in affected patients. Considering its benefits, renal transplantation currently represents the optimal treatment solution for end stage kidney ...
Alina Daciana ELEC +2 more
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Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2018 Renal transplant recipients are at an increased risk for opportunistic infections especially in the first year post transplant. Ascertaining the cause of infection requires an extensive clinical and diagnostic evaluation. Here we report a case of pyrexia
Durga Praveen Lolla +5 more
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Individualized immunosuppression in transplant patients: potential role of pharmacogenetics. [PDF]
, 2012 The immunosuppressive drugs used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs have a narrow therapeutic index. Under treatment results in episodes of rejection leading to either damage or loss of the organ. Over immunosuppression increases the risk of
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo +5 more
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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2021 Aims/Introduction It is not clear whether survival in kidney transplant recipients with pre‐transplant diabetes has improved over the past decades.
Ja Young Jeon +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa +7 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Who should be prioritized for renal transplantation?: Analysis of key stakeholder preferences using discrete choice experiments [PDF]
, 2012 Background Policies for allocating deceased donor kidneys have recently shifted from allocation based on Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) tissue matching in the UK and USA. Newer allocation algorithms incorporate waiting time as a primary factor, and in
Clark, M. D. +30 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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