The potential use of biomarkers in predicting contrast-induced acute kidney injury.
, 2016 Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a problem associated with the use of iodinated contrast media, causing kidney dysfunction in patients with preexisting renal failure.
Ashour Michael +5 more
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Future aspects of renal transplantation [PDF]
, 1988 New and exciting advances in renal transplantation are continuously being made, and the horizons for organ transplantation are bright and open. This article reviews only a few of the newer advances that will allow renal transplantation to become even ...
A Kawaguchi +26 more
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Nephrolithiasis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the community [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with renal stone formation. The objective of this study was to determine prospectively the prevalence of nephrolithiasis in a community-based population of patients with IBD and to analyze ...
Cury, Dídia Bismara +2 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Hypertension affects about 65 million individuals in the United States. In adult patients, primary aldosteronism and renovascular causes are described as most prevalent.
Shaifali Sandal, Apurv Khanna
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Evolución de la función renal en un grupo de pacientes con estenosis de la/s arterias renales sometidos a tratamiento medico [PDF]
, 2012 : La elección del tratamiento adecuado para la estenosis aterosclerótica de arterias renales es controvertida. Los ensayos clínicos recientes demuestran que los resultados de la revascularización y el tratamiento farmacológico no son superiores a los del
Flores Gimeno, Karla +3 more
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Renovascular disease. A contemporary approach to the diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
Кардіохірургія та інтервенційна кардіологія, 2018 The article reviews etiology and pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of the renovascular disease. Main non-invasive diagnostic methods – functional tests and diagnostic images – are discussed.
V.Yu. Kundin +5 more
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Atorvastatin and sildenafil decrease vascular TGF-β levels and MMP-2 activity and ameliorate arterial remodeling in a model of renovascular hypertension [PDF]
, 1938 Imbalanced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 activity and transforming growth factor expression (TGF-β) are involved in vascular remodeling of hypertension.
Guimarães, Danielle A. +6 more
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Prospective validation of an automated chemiluminescence-based assay of renin and aldosterone for the work-up of arterial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 Background:The availability of simple and accurate assays of plasma active renin (DRC) and aldosterone concentration (PAC) can improve the detection of secondary forms of arterial hypertension.
Basso, Daniela +7 more
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Diagnostic role of radionuclide renography in patients with renovascular hypertension
Počki, 2018 Background. Arterial hypertension due to the pathology of the renal artery, according to recent years, is observed in 10–15 % of patients with hypertensive disease; in 30 % of patients, it has a nephrogenic origin. The purpose was to investigate the role
P.O. Korol
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