2416 by Samuel Weisenthal, Samuel J. Weisenthal, Caroline Quill, Jiebo Luo, Henry Kautz, Samir Farooq, Martin Zand

“…We defined an AKI event as an assignment of any of the acute kidney failure (AKF) ICD-9 codes [584.5, AKF with lesion of tubular necrosis, 584.6, AKF with lesion of renal cortical necrosis, 584.7, AKF with lesion of renal medullary (papillary) necrosis, 584.8, AKF with other specified pathological lesion in kidney, or 584.9, AKF, unspecified]. …”
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Long-term monitoring in primary care for chronic kidney disease and chronic heart failure: a multi-method research programme by Perera, R, Stevens, R, Aronson, JK, Banerjee, A, Evans, J, Feakins, BG, Fleming, S, Glasziou, P, Heneghan, C, Hobbs, FDR, Jones, L, Kurtinecz, M, Lasserson, DS, Locock, L, McLellan, J, Mihaylova, B, O’Callaghan, CA, Oke, JL, Pidduck, N, Plüddemann, A, Roberts, N, Schlackow, I, Shine, B, Simons, CL, Taylor, CJ, Taylor, KS, Verbakel, JY, Bankhead, C

“…Patients viewed phrases such as ‘kidney damage’ or ‘kidney failure’ as frightening, and the term ‘chronic’ was misinterpreted as serious. …”

Long-term monitoring in primary care for chronic kidney disease and chronic heart failure: a multi-method research programme by Rafael Perera, Richard Stevens, Jeffrey K Aronson, Amitava Banerjee, Julie Evans, Benjamin G Feakins, Susannah Fleming, Paul Glasziou, Carl Heneghan, FD Richard Hobbs, Louise Jones, Milena Kurtinecz, Daniel S Lasserson, Louise Locock, Julie McLellan, Borislava Mihaylova, Christopher A O’Callaghan, Jason L Oke, Nicola Pidduck, Annette Plüddemann, Nia Roberts, Iryna Schlackow, Brian Shine, Claire L Simons, Clare J Taylor, Kathryn S Taylor, Jan Y Verbakel, Clare Bankhead

“…Patients viewed phrases such as ‘kidney damage’ or ‘kidney failure’ as frightening, and the term ‘chronic’ was misinterpreted as serious. …”
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Strong protective effect of the APOL1 p.N264K variant against G2-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and kidney disease by Yask Gupta, David J. Friedman, Michelle T. McNulty, Atlas Khan, Brandon Lane, Chen Wang, Juntao Ke, Gina Jin, Benjamin Wooden, Andrea L. Knob, Tze Y. Lim, Gerald B. Appel, Kinsie Huggins, Lili Liu, Adele Mitrotti, Megan C. Stangl, Andrew Bomback, Rik Westland, Monica Bodria, Maddalena Marasa, Ning Shang, David J. Cohen, Russell J. Crew, William Morello, Pietro Canetta, Jai Radhakrishnan, Jeremiah Martino, Qingxue Liu, Wendy K. Chung, Angelica Espinoza, Yuan Luo, Wei-Qi Wei, Qiping Feng, Chunhua Weng, Yilu Fang, Iftikhar J. Kullo, Mohammadreza Naderian, Nita Limdi, Marguerite R. Irvin, Hemant Tiwari, Sumit Mohan, Maya Rao, Geoffrey K. Dube, Ninad S. Chaudhary, Orlando M. Gutiérrez, Suzanne E. Judd, Mary Cushman, Leslie A. Lange, Ethan M. Lange, Daniel L. Bivona, Miguel Verbitsky, Cheryl A. Winkler, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Dominick Santoriello, Ibrahim Batal, Sérgio Veloso Brant Pinheiro, Eduardo Araújo Oliveira, Ana Cristina Simoes e Silva, Isabella Pisani, Enrico Fiaccadori, Fangming Lin, Loreto Gesualdo, Antonio Amoroso, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Vivette D. D’Agati, Riccardo Magistroni, Eimear E. Kenny, Ruth J. F. Loos, Giovanni Montini, Friedhelm Hildebrandt, Dirk S. Paul, Slavé Petrovski, David B. Goldstein, Matthias Kretzler, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Ali G. Gharavi, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Matthew G. Sampson, Martin R. Pollak, Simone Sanna-Cherchi

“…While 13% of African Americans carry the high-risk recessive genotypes, only a fraction of these individuals develops FSGS or kidney failure, indicating the involvement of additional disease modifiers. …”
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Reflexiones de la enfermedad renal crónica asociada a obesidad by Jorge Rico Fontalvo, Rodrigo Daza-Arnedo, Juan Montejo Hernandez, María Cardona Blanco, Tomás Rodríguez Yanez

“…International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Latin America. Kidney Int Suppl (2011). 2021 May;11(2):e35-e46. …”
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The role of micronutrients on the treatment of diabetes by Samer Younes

“…Prevalence has been rising more rapidly in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 3 % increase in diabetes mortality rates by age.In 2019, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused an estimated 2 million deaths. …”
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Preventing kidney transplant failure by screening for antibodies against human leucocyte antigens followed by optimised immunosuppression: OuTSMART RCT by Stringer Dominic, Gardner Leanne, Shaw Olivia, Clarke Brendan, Briggs David, Worthington Judith, Buckland Matthew, Hilton Rachel, Picton Michael, Thuraisingham Raj, Borrows Richard, Baker Richard, Tinch-Taylor Rose, Horne Robert, McCrone Paul, Kelly Joanna, Murphy Caroline, Peacock Janet, Dorling Anthony

“…Plain language summary Although kidney transplantation is the gold-standard treatment for kidney failure, thousands of transplants fail each year due to damage by the immune system. …”
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Withdrawal of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors’ effect on estimated glomerular filtration rate in adults with advanced kidney disease: the STOP-ACEi RCT by Sunil Bhandari, Samir Mehta, Arif Khwaja, John Cleland, Natalie Ives, Elizabeth Brettell, Marie Chadburn, Paul Cockwell

“…Plain language summary Drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, together known as renin–angiotensin system inhibitors, are used to treat high blood pressure, slow worsening kidney function and lower the risk of kidney failure (known as end-stage kidney disease which requires treatment with dialysis or kidney transplantation) in patients with early chronic kidney disease. …”
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Prehospital early warning scores for adults with suspected sepsis: the PHEWS observational cohort and decision-analytic modelling study by Steve Goodacre, Laura Sutton, Kate Ennis, Ben Thomas, Olivia Hawksworth, Khurram Iftikhar, Susan J Croft, Gordon Fuller, Simon Waterhouse, Daniel Hind, Matt Stevenson, Mike J Bradburn, Michael Smyth, Gavin D Perkins, Mark Millins, Andy Rosser, Jon Dickson, Matthew Wilson

“…Plain language summary Sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which an abnormal response to infection causes heart, lung or kidney failure. People with sepsis need urgent treatment. …”
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Rituximab compared to intravenous cyclophosphamide in adults with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: the RECITAL RCT by Toby M Maher, Veronica A Tudor, Peter Saunders, Fernando Zanghelini, Carlota Grossi Sampedro, Georgios Xydopoulos, Michael Gibbons, Sophie V Fletcher, Christopher P Denton, Maria Kokosi, Rachel K Hoyles, Helen Parfrey, Elisabetta A Renzoni, Athol U Wells, Deborah Ashby, Richard J Fordham, Matyas Szigeti, Philip L Molyneaux

“…Plain language summary Interstitial lung disease, a condition characterised by inflammation and scarring of the lungs, is the leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (an autoimmune disease that typically causes thickening and scarring of the skin and which is associated with internal organ problems such as interstitial lung disease and kidney failure), and a major cause of morbidity (illness) in many other connective tissue diseases; a group of conditions that are caused by over activity of the immune system. …”
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Illness perception among hypertensive patients in primary care centre UKMMC by Norfazilah Ahmad, Azmawati Mohammed, Syahnaz Mohd Hashim, Samuel Aaron, Law Poh Tse

“…By 2030, approximately 23.6 million of people will die from cardiovascular diseases.1 In this 21st century, hypertension is an important public health problem worldwide because its significant risk for heart diseases, stroke, and kidney failures.2…”
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Non-pharmacological treatment in high blood pressure by Paulina Sztandera

“…It develops circulatory system diseases such as: heart attack, stroke, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and also kidney failures. The following factors could have an influence on high blood pressure: age, sex, physical activity, stress, force contracting the heart, circulated blood, and resistance of blood vessels. …”
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Novel Circoviruses from Birds Share Common Evolutionary Roots with Fish Origin Circoviruses by Enikő Fehér, Eszter Kaszab, Krisztina Bali, Márton Hoitsy, Endre Sós, Krisztián Bányai

“…Two novel viruses were identified and characterized in specimens of a little bittern and a European bee-eater that suffered from wing injuries, were weakened, had liver or kidney failures, and finally succumbed at a rescue station. …”
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Data science appositeness in diabetes mellitus diagnosis for healthcare systems of developing nations by Mahendra Kumar Gourisaria, Gaurav Jee, G. M. Harshvardhan, Vijander Singh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Tewabe Chekole Workneh

“…But if not attended, could lead to fatal issues such as kidney failures, heart diseases, and even limb amputation. …”
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Sensing ultrasound localization microscopy for the visualization of glomeruli in living rats and humansResearch in context by Louise Denis, Sylvain Bodard, Vincent Hingot, Arthur Chavignon, Jacques Battaglia, Gilles Renault, Franck Lager, Abderrahmane Aissani, Olivier Hélénon, Jean-Michel Correas, Olivier Couture

“…More generally, it will bring imaging capabilities closer to the functional units of organs, which is a key to understand most diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, or kidney failures. Funding: This study was funded by the European Research Council under the European Union Horizon H2020 program (ERC Consolidator grant agreement No 772786-ResolveStroke).…”
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Additional evidence of tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) as intermediate hosts for Toxoplasma gondii through the isolation of viable strains by Hongjie Ren, Liulu Yang, Niuping Zhu, Junbao Li, Chunlei Su, Yibao Jiang, Yurong Yang

“…The pathological diagnoses revealed that ageing, declined immune function, liver, and kidney failures caused the deaths in the tigers examined. …”
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Changes in Clinical Manifestations Due to AFLD Retyping Based on the New MAFLD Criteria: An Observational Study Based on the National Inpatient Sample Database by Xiaoshan Feng, Ruirui Xuan, Yingchun Dong, Xiaoqin Wu, Yiping Cheng, Zinuo Yuan, Hang Dong, Junming Han, Fang Zhong, Jiajun Zhao, Xiude Fan

“…The patients with AFLD&MAFLD were more likely to develop acute and chronic heart and/or kidney failures than those with single AFLD (all <i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells protect against folic acid- induced acute kidney injury by Marina Burgos-Silva, Cassiano Donizetti-Oliveira, Marco Antonio Cenedeze, Denise Maria Avancini Costa Malheiros, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Álvaro Pacheco-Silva, Patricia Semedo, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara

“… Acute kidney injury constitutes a syndrome responsible by a major percentage of acute kidney failures and it continues being associated to high mortality rates. …”
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