Therapeutic Potential of Photobiomodulation for Chronic Kidney Disease by Ji Bian, Ann Liebert, Brian Bicknell, Xin-Ming Chen, Chunling Huang, Carol A. Pollock

“…The implementation of evidence-based clinical practices only defers the development of kidney failure. Death, transplantation, or dialysis are the consequences of kidney failure, resulting in a significant burden on the health system. …”
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Primary hyperoxaluria: a case series by Jawad Iqbal Rather, Rabiya Rasheed, Muzafar Maqsood Wani, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani

“…We present five cases of PH, each exhibiting varying manifestations of the disorder including a case presenting as postpartum kidney failure. Notably, three of these cases involve a previously unreported mutation. …”
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Effects of Expanded Hemodialysis with Medium Cut-Off Membranes on Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Review by Zhuyun Zhang, Tinghang Yang, Yupei Li, Jiameng Li, Qinbo Yang, Liya Wang, Luojia Jiang, Baihai Su

“…Kidney failure is associated with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Is It Time to Integrate Frailty Assessment in Onconephrology? by Henry H. L. Wu, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Robert J. Walker, Karthik K. Tennankore

“…Furthermore, a considerable proportion of older adults have CKD (some of whom eventually progress to kidney failure) and are at high risk of developing solid tumour and hematologic malignancies. …”
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Spiritual Benson Relaxation in Reducing Stress in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Tata Mahyuvi, Noer Istiqomah, Yuly Peristiowati, Katmini, Joko Prasetyo, Indasah, Hari Prasetyo Umar

“…The population of all patients with chronic kidney failure who underwent dialysis in the Hemodialysis unit of the Surabaya Islamic Hospital A. …”
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Proteomic signature of tubulointerstitial tissue predicts prognosis in IgAN by Flavia Teodora Ioana Paunas, Kenneth Finne, Sabine Leh, Hans-Peter Marti, Frode Berven, Bjørn Egil Vikse

“…Abstract Background IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is associated with a significant risk of progression to kidney failure. Tubular atrophy is an established important risk factor for progressive disease, but few studies have investigated tubulointerstitial molecular markers and mechanisms of progression in IgAN. …”
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Estimating Co-morbidity of H1N1 Pandemic and Other Diseases: A Meta-analysis of Countries in Eastern Mediterranean Region by Tahoora Mousavi, Aliasghar Nadi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mohammadreza Haghshenas

“…Heart failure 25.00 (6.02, 43.98), kidney failure 32.40 (16.67, 48.13), malignancy 64.06 (48.94, 79.06), and COPD 24.10 (18.40, 29.80) were observed more in Oman, Tanzania, Jordan, and Iran, respectively. …”
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The impact of surgery on mortality and morbidity in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and intra-abdominal hypertension by Héctor Adrián Díaz Hernández, Jesús Alejandro Gabutti Thomas, Hiram Terrazas Solís, Mario César Peláez Luna, Luis Federico Uscanga Domínguez, Jorge Hernández Calleros

“…Conclusions: In patients with SAP, surgery seems protective for respiratory and kidney failures in the subgroup with IAH and for kidney failure in the subgroup with low APP, nonetheless, it increases hospital and ICU length of stay.…”
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Cardio/Kidney Composite End Points: A Post Hoc Analysis of the EMPA‐REG OUTCOME Trial by João Pedro Ferreira, Bettina Johanna Kraus, Isabella Zwiener, Sabine Lauer, Bernard Zinman, David H. Fitchett, Audrey Koitka‐Weber, Jyothis T. George, Anne Pernille Ofstad, Christoph Wanner, Faiez Zannad

“…Cardio/kidney composite end points studied were: (1) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for heart failure, sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥40% from baseline, or sustained progression to macroalbuminuria; (2) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for heart failure, or sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate decline ≥40% from baseline; and (3) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for heart failure, or sustained doubling in serum creatinine from baseline. …”
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Plasma Branched-Chain Amino Acid Concentrations and Glucose Homeostasis in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Candidates by G. V. Ramesh Prasad, M. M. Nash, W. Yuan, D. Beriault, M. Yazdanpanah, P. W. Connelly

“…Therefore, understanding BCAA metabolism both in kidney failure and after kidney transplantation may inform PTDM mechanisms. …”
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Chronic, Combined Cardiac and Renal Dysfunction Exacerbates Renal Venous Pressure-Induced Suppression of Renal Function in Rats by Shereen M. Hamza, Shereen M. Hamza, Xiaohua Huang, Tayyaba Zehra, Wenqing Zhuang, William A. Cupples, Branko Braam, Branko Braam

“…Background and ObjectiveIncreased renal venous pressure (RVP) is common in combined heart and kidney failure. We previously showed that acute RVP elevation depresses renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and induces renal vasoconstriction in the absence of changes in blood pressure in healthy rats. …”
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Identifikasi Gagal Ginjal Kronis dengan Mengimplementasikan Metode Support Vector Machine beserta K-Nearest Neighbour (SVM-KNN) by Alvin Tarisa Akbar, Novanto Yudistira, Achmad Ridok

“…To help patients with chronic kidney failure, the first thing to do is to identify the disease. …”
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Assessment of interleukin-10 promoter variant (−1082A/G) and cytokine production in patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome by Micaela Aldana Mongelos, Fernando Nicolás Sosa, Gonzalo Ezequiel Pineda, Gabriela Fiorentino, Gabriela Fiorentino, Adriana Santiago, Miguel Martín Abelleyro, Liliana Carmen Rossetti, Ramón Exeni, Carlos Daniel De Brasi, Marina Sandra Palermo, María Victoria Ramos

“…IntroductionHemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a condition that results in acute kidney failure mainly in children, which is caused by Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli and inflammatory response. …”
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Carcinoma of the parathyroid gland: a case report by Matea Kostić, Andrea Kostić, Maja Baretić

“…Although the etiology remains unknown, possible contributing factors include neck radiation, chronic secondary hyperparathyroidism due to kidney failure, and vitamin D deficiencies. It occurs in syndromes such ahyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1 and 2A, and familial isolated hyperparathyroidism.…”
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Detection of kidney complications relevant concentrations of ammonia gas using plasmonic biosensors : A review by Usman, Fahad, Kamarul Hawari, Ghazali, Razali, Muda, Dennis, John Ojur, Ibnaouf, Khalid Hassan, Aldaghri, Osamah A., Alsadig, Ahmed, Nasrul Hadi, Johari, Rajan, Jose

“…Finally, the challenges and prospects of plasmonic-based ammonia gas biosensors for potential application in the monitoring and screening of renal (kidney) failure, as well as the endpoint of the dialysis session, are stated.…”
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Prognostic factors and outcomes of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, a retrospective hospital-based study by Wei-Che Chen, I-Chieh Chen, Jun-Peng Chen, Tsai-Ling Liao, Yi-Ming Chen

“…Risk factors of respiratory failure, kidney failure, and mortality were analyzed by logistic regression. …”
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Delivering Personalized, Goal-Directed Care to Older Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis by Henry H.L. Wu, Dimitrios Poulikakos, Helen Hurst, David Lewis, Rajkumar Chinnadurai

“…Background: An aging population living with chronic kidney disease and progressing to kidney failure, subsequently receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) is growing. …”
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The effect of APOL1 risk variants on emergent outcomes in kidney disorders: A meta-analysis of individual participant data by Fateme Shamekhi Amiri

“…Conclusion: The present study revealed the risk and odds of APOL1 gene effect on the onset of kidney failure with replacement therapy in patients at risk of APOL1 genotype but results were not significant statistically. …”
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A Cost Evaluation of the Georgia Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention Program by Rosanne Farris, PhD, RD, J. Nell Brownstein, PhD, Patricia Jones, RN, CDE, Hong Chen, MS, Diane Orenstein, PhD, David B. Rein, PhD, Roberta T. Constantine, PhD

“…IntroductionHypertension is a leading cause of stroke, coronary artery disease, heart attack, and heart and kidney failure in the United States, all of which contribute to the rising costs of health care. …”
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PROFILE OF INCOMPATIBLE REACTIONS TO PACKED RED CELL TRANSFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AT SANGLAH HOSPITAL by I Nyoman Arsana, Ni Nyoman Sri Puspa Adi, Ni Ketut Ayu Juliasih

“…Conclusion: People with chronic kidney failure still had a high chance of having an incompatible reaction after a PRC transfusion. …”
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