Vancomycin treatment: analysis of efficacy and safety by Brigita Mavsar-Najdenov, Barbara Koder, Iztok Grabnar, Aleš Mrhar

“…In most cases vancomycin is prescribed to critically ill patients often with co-morbidity of renal disfunction or renal failure. In such cases excessive vancomycin retention in the body must be considered. …”
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Endothelial dysfunction and its relation in different disorders: Recent update by Adarsh Ray, Krushna Ch. Maharana, Sarasa Meenakshi, Sanjiv Singh

“…The pathophysiologic pathways behind endothelial dysfunction are of great interest, and researchers are working hard to figure out what they are and how they affect diabetes, psoriasis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, inflammation, stroke, atherosclerosis, and oxidative stress. …”
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A Call for a Reform of the Influenza Immunization Program in Mexico: Epidemiologic and Economic Evidence for Decision Making by Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Miguel Betancourt-Cravioto, Alejandra Montoya, Jorge Abelardo Falcón-Lezama, Myrna María Alfaro-Cortes, Rodrigo Saucedo-Martínez

“…By increasing vaccination coverage to 75% in the population aged 12–49 years with risk factors (diabetes, high blood pressure, morbid obesity, chronic renal failure, asthma, pregnancy), and expanding universal vaccination coverage to school-aged children (5–11 years) and adults aged 50–59 years, 7142–671,461 influenza cases; 1–15 deaths; 7615–262,812 healthcare visits; 2886–154,143 emergency room admissions and 2891–97,637 hospitalizations could be prevented (ranges correspond to separate age and risk factor groups), with a net annual savings of 3.90 to 111.99 million USD. …”
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Comparing the Effect of Simple Filtration Hemodialysis and Ultrafiltration Hemodialysis on Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Blood Pressure in Chronic Dialysis by Mohammad Memarian, Maliheh Yarmohammadi, Reyhaneh Atashgahian, Raheb Ghorbani, Emad Gholami, Ilia Asadi

“…Background and purpose: Hypoxemia and hypotension are important complications of hemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure that are linked to several factors, including the type of filters used. …”
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Single-Center Experience with Simultaneous Mural Aortic Thrombosis and Peripheral Obstructive Disease in Pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 Era by Filippo Benedetto, Francesco La Corte, Domenico Spinelli, Gabriele Piffaretti, Santi Trimarchi, Giovanni De Caridi

“…The remaining 24 cases were only subjected to an intravascular treatment of the thoracic or abdominal aorta. Transient renal failure occurred in three patients. No embolic events were detected during the procedures. …”
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Use of Retrograde Cardioplegia in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Adil K. Dawood

“…Only one early death observed in this study due to post operative renal failure. Conclusion: Retrograde cardioplegia is a safe , widespread, and effective method for myocardial protection in addition to antegrade cardioplegia and this achieved longer time of protection during cardiac arrest . …”
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Revascularização distal com laqueação arterial (DRIL): Tratamento de eleição para a isquémia em síndrome de roubo sintomático associado a FAV Distal revascularization with interval... by Pedro Amorim, João Vieira, Teresa Vieira, Fernando Neves, Pereira Albino

“…The authors present the case of a 78 year old patient with hypertensive chronic renal failure, humeral-cephalic fistula and critical ischemia of the left hand. …”
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Can Complete Blood Cell Count Parameters Predict Deep Vein Thrombosis? by Kevser Tural, Fatih Kara, Sema Avcı, Halil İbrahim Erdoğdu

“…Frequencies of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, and coronary arterial disease were higher in DVT group as compared to non-DVT group (p<0.05). …”
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Parathyroids: Pandemic update by Mihai Cristian Dumitrascu, Mara Carsote, Claudia Mehedintu, Florica Sandru

“…Parathyroid glands-related issues (also involving calcium-phosphorus metabolism) amid pandemic are represented by: complicated recovery after COVID-19 infection in cases with severe vitamin D (VD) deficiency or uncorrected hypocalcemia (hCa); the cases with primary hyperparathyroidism-related hypercalcemia who are postponed for parathyroid adenoma removal might be complicated with arrhythmia if the patient becomes COVID-19 positive; lockdown restrictions limited the physical activity, a situation which might aggravate sarcopenia and bone mineral density loss; subjects with renal hyperparathyroidism who do not have controlled values of serum calcium are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection due to a wide area of chronic renal failure-associated complications, including Ca, VD and PTH disturbances. …”
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Determinants of Success and Early Complications in Common Femoral Artery Endarterectomy: A Retrospective Study by Marcel Libertus Johannes Quax, Daniël Eefting, Herman Joseph Smeets

“…Significantly more complications also occurred in patients with renal failure, congestive heart disease, a high Rutherford classification and previous groin incision. …”
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Frequency of Bacterial Microorganisms in Exudative Pleural Effusion by Akhtar Ali, Faiza Dildar Ghuman, Syed Muhammad Hasan, Sadia Iqbal, Ahsan, Syed Muhammad Adnan

“…Patients of Tuberculosis, heart failure, chronic liver disease, chronic renal failure or patients on diuretic therapy were excluded. …”

A novel acetyltransferase p300 inhibitor ameliorates hypertension-associated cardio-renal fibrosis by Rahul Rai, Suresh K. Verma, David Kim, Veronica Ramirez, Elizabeth Lux, Chengjin Li, Susmita Sahoo, Lisa D. Wilsbacher, Douglas E. Vaughan, Susan E. Quaggin, Asish K. Ghosh

“…As no effective anti-fibrotic therapy currently exists, the unchecked progression of fibrogenesis manifests as cardio-renal failure and early death. We have previously shown that FATp300—p300 with intrinsic factor acetyltransferase activity—is an essential epigenetic regulator of fibrogenesis, and is elevated in several fibrotic tissues. …”
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Aneurisma de artéria poplítea com rotura e formação de pseudo-aneurisma Popliteal artery aneurysm with rupture and pseudoaneurysm formation by Heraldo Antônio Barbato, Marcelo Tavares Cunha, Alexandre Volpini Clauzo, Ana Cláudia Gomes Petisco, Fabio Henrique Rossi, Fernando Dagli Malheiros, Lannes Alberto Vasconcelos Oliveira, Nilo Mitsuru Izukawa

“…The laboratory work-up showed renal failure and the duplex ultrasound examination was suggestive of a ruptured right popliteal artery aneurysm with pseudoaneurysm formation and a left popliteal artery aneurysm. …”
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Advances in Iron Chelation Therapy: Towards A New Oral Formulation by Farid Ghazizadeh, Mehran Noroozi, Lachin Seifi

“…None of the patients had renal failure, elevated creatinine, or proteinuria with Nanojade. …”
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دراسة التوتر الشرياني عند مرضى القصور الكلوي المزمن المعالجين بالتحال الدموي by عبد الفتاح عباس, أكرم جحجاح, ثائر حنا

“…We studied the relationship between blood pressure and age, sex, cause of renal failure, and weight gain between hemodialysis sessions, as well as the drugs used to treat hypertension. …”
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Clinical Use and Treatment Mechanism of Molecular Hydrogen in the Treatment of Various Kidney Diseases including Diabetic Kidney Disease by Shin-ichi Hirano, Yusuke Ichikawa, Bunpei Sato, Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Fumitake Satoh

“…DKD is a significant contributor to chronic kidney disease, often leading to end-stage renal failure. However, the effectiveness of current medical treatments for DKD leaves much to be desired. …”
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High-Dose Tigecycline for the Treatment of Progressive Pneumonia Caused by Chlamydia psittaci: Case Series and Literature Review by Wang L, Liu J, Peng L

“…Respiratory failure and renal failure still occurred rapidly despite the use of doxycycline, requiring invasive ventilator-assisted ventilation and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). …”
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DIFFICULTIES IN DIAGNOSING SECONDARY ARTHROPATHY AND MAJOR CLINICAL SYNDROMES OF MYELOMA by N.I. MUSTAFAKULOVA, G.N. KAMOLOVA

“…In 25% of cases, patients were treated for severe anemia and in 16.6% of chronic renal failure without specifying the causal factors of the disease. …”
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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Participants with Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: A Case-Control Study by İlker Fatih Sari, Fazıl Kulakli, Nurçe Çilesizoğlu Yavuz, İlker Ilhanli, Canan Çelik Içen

“…Participants with systemic diseases affecting uric acid level such as chronic renal failure, psoriasis, gout, etc., participants using drugs that can affect uric acid level, and those with knee complaints were excluded from the study. …”
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Surgical treatment of complex aneurysms and thoracic aortic dissections with the Frozen Elephant Trunk technique by Ricardo Ribeiro Dias, José Augusto Duncan, Diego Sarty Vianna, Leandro Batisti de Faria, Fábio Fernandes, Félix José Álvares Ramirez, Charles Mady, Fábio Biscegli Jatene

“…Main complications were bleeding (14.2%), spinal cord injury (9.5%), stroke (4.7%), prolonged mechanical ventilation (4.7%) and acute renal failure (4.7%). The need for second-stage operation was 19%. …”
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