Left ventricular hypertrophy and progression of chronic kidney disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to evaluate the relationship between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and renal resistive index (RRI), parameters associated with cardiovascular outcome, in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. METHODS:Seventy-seven stable patients mainly in CKD stages 3B and 4 (44 and 28%), medi...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Stefan G,Capusa C,Stancu S,Petrescu L,Nedelcu ED,Andreiana I,Mircescu G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It has been well documented that gene and DNA alterations occur frequently in benign primary parathyroid adenomas as well as in parathyroid glands with secondary hyperplasia. However, it has not been shown whether a correlation exists between somatic DNA aberrations and clinical data. METHODS:We an...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Chudek J,Nagy A,Kokot F,Podwinski A,Wiecek A,Ritz E,Kovacs G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis (HD) there may be a link between oxidative stress, genomic damage and the tendency of peripheral lymphocytes to die by apoptosis. Our aim was to verify this hypothesis, and to ascertain whether the link, if present, could explain lymphopenia in uremi...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Pernice F,Floccari F,Nostro L,Caccamo C,Belghity N,Mantuano S,Romeo A,Barilla' A,Aloisi C,Ruello A,Frisina N,Buemi M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine samples can be readily obtained from patients in everyday clinical practice. Therefore, the availability of urine allows physicians to obtain relevant clinical information in a timely manner. Since the measurement of urinary protein levels is essential in diagnosing and treating a host of diseases, the potential...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Résimont G,Piéroni L,Bigot-Corbel E,Cavalier E,Delanaye P

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical benefits of on-line hemodiafiltration (HDF) versus high-flux membranes hemodialysis (hf-HD) are still debated. In fact, although a superiority of one treatment over the other, especially in terms of mortality, did not emerge from the analysis of clinical trials, improved intradialytic vascular s...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： La Milia V,Ravasi C,Carfagna F,Alberghini E,Baragetti I,Buzzi L,Ferrario F,Furiani S,Barbone GS,Pontoriero G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preemptive isolated liver transplantation (PLTX) can cure the metabolic defect in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) but there are no uniformally accepted recommendations concerning the timing of this transplantation procedure. We have performed PLTX successfully in 4 children (age 3-9 years) with PH1 with no mortalit...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Kemper MJ,Nolkemper D,Rogiers X,Timmermann K,Sturm E,Malago M,Broelsch CE,Burdelski M,Müller-Wiefel DE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between malnutrition in hemodialysis (HD) patients with a chronic inflammatory condition and the expression levels of leukocyte integrins and their adhesiveness to fibronectin was investigated. METHODS:Subjective global assessment, albumin and body mass index were used as nutritional marker...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Corradi-Perini C,Riella MC,Cattaneo RI,Weffort-Santos AM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is present in the peritoneal effluent of stable peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, but there are no data on cfDNA in PD patients with peritonitis. We investigated the variation of peritoneal cfDNA levels subsequent to peritonitis in PD patients. METHODS:We enrolled 53 PD patients: 30 w...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Virzì GM,Milan Manani S,Brocca A,Cantaluppi V,de Cal M,Pastori S,Tantillo I,Zambon R,Crepaldi C,Ronco C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Arterial stiffness is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease progression (CKD). Pulse pressure is a surrogate marker of arterial stiffness. It is unclear if pulse pressure predicts CKD progression in type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS:This was prospective study involving 1494 patients with estimat...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Low S,Moh A,Ang SF,Lim CL,Liu YL,Wang J,Ang K,Tang WE,Kwan PY,Lim Z,Subramaniam T,Sum CF,Lim SC

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important risk factor for all-cause mortality. In the general population, physical activity is associated with reduced mortality. We examined the association of level of physical activity with mortality in patients with predominantly nondiabetic CKD stage 3-4. METHODS:We s...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Chen JL,Lerner D,Ruthazer R,Castaneda-Sceppa C,Levey AS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to examine whether there is an association between parity and age at first birth and risk of death from chronic renal failure (CRF). STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:The study cohort consisted of 1 292 462 women who had a first and singleton childbir...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Kuo CC,Lee CT,Chen CC,Tsai SS,Yang CY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is now considered a systemic disease due to the occurrence of extra-hepatic manifestations. Among these, the renal involvement is frequent. HCV infection, in fact, is strongly associated with proteinuria and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and negatively affects the prognosis of renal pa...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Minutolo R,Aghemo A,Chirianni A,Fabrizi F,Gesualdo L,Giannini EG,Maggi P,Montinaro V,Paoletti E,Persico M,Perticone F,Petta S,Puoti M,Raimondo G,Rendina M,Zignego AL,Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN).,Italian Associat

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with renal transplant who developed abdominal pain and acute nephritis in the course of the follow-up. A biopsy of colon lesions revealed CMV inclusions, renal biopsy revealed acute glomerulonephritis with positive CMV-DNA on polymerase chain reaction. The renal disease and bowel symptoms complet...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Gotti E,Abbate M,Ferrante P,Remuzzi G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern nephrology developed in Poland mostly from the internal medicine department chaired in Warsaw by the great internist prof. Witold Orłowski (1874-1966). Three of his pupils Tadeusz Orłowski, Jan Roguski and Jakub Penson independently established the foundations of clinical nephrology and renal replacement therap...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Czekalski S,Rutkowski B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent molecular cloning experiments have identified the existence of four NBC isoforms (NBC1, 2, 3 and 4) and two NBC-related proteins AE4 and NCBE (Anion Exchanger 4 and Sodium-dependent Chloride-Bicarbonate Exchanger). Except for AE4 which does not transport Na, all are presumed to mediate the cotransport of Na+ an...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Soleimani M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On September 11, 1945, Maria Schafstaat was the first patient who successfully underwent a dialysis treatment for acute kidney injury (AKI). The ingenious design of the first dialysis machine, made of cellophane tubing wrapped around a cylinder that rotated in a bath of fluid, together with the brave determination to ...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Kielstein JT,Schiffer M,Hafer C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phosphate control is a crucial treatment goal in end-stage renal disease, but poor patient adherence to phosphate binder therapy remains a challenge. This study aimed to estimate the extent of phosphate binder adherence in hemodialysis patients and to identify potential determinants. METHODS:Phosphate binde...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Van Camp YP,Vrijens B,Abraham I,Van Rompaey B,Elseviers MM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) are at increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Both ankle-brachial index (ABI) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in the interdialytic period have been shown to be strong predictors of all-cause mortality. METHODS:This cross-sectional st...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Viazzi F,Leoncini G,Ratto E,Storace G,Gonnella A,Garneri D,Bonino B,Cappadona F,Parodi EL,Verzola D,Garibotto G,Pontremoli R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abnormal metabolism of uric acid results in many disease such as chronic kidney disease, hyperuricemia, nephrolithiasis, gout, hypertension, vascular disease and so on. Serum uric acid levels are maintained by the balance between production and elimination. There are many factors that maintain the balance of serum...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Wang Z,Cui T,Ci X,Zhao F,Sun Y,Li Y,Liu R,Wu W,Yi X,Liu C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis rarely appears associated with Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). We present a patient with a relapse of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which first presented as nephrotic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). This case report discusses the unusual association of non-Ho...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： González García E,Olea T,Hevia C,Torre A,Azorin S,Ruiz E,Martínez Ara J,Sánchez Villanueva R,Fernandez EJ,Selgas R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has been developed to overcome recognized deficiencies and inaccuracies of classic (office) BP measurements in the diagnosis and management of hypertension (HTN). Although in adults it has become a valuable tool for the diagnosis and ongoing management of HTN, and its use ha...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Gavrilovici C,Goldsmith DJ,Reid C,Gubeth-Tatomir P,Covic A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a rare occurrence in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in renal transplant patients on immunosuppressive therapy. RPGN post ischemia-reperfusion has not been previously reported. We report a 62 year old male patient on azathioprine therapy, 9 years after left cadaveric renal trans...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Tovbin D,Shnaider A,Kachko L,Basok A,Vorobiov M,Rogachev B,Abramov D,Zlotnik M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral and bone parameters are actively managed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, whether these undergo circadian variation is not known. We investigated the circadian variation of mineral and bone parameters in patients on long-term hemodialysis. METHODS:Seventeen ESRD patients on long-term hemo...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Trivedi H,Szabo A,Zhao S,Cantor T,Raff H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus is now regarded as a syndrome which results from several related auto-immune processes, although the exact mechanisms of how the disease arises in susceptible individuals remain obscure. When the San Carlo meetings began in 1968, much less was known about the pathogenesis of autoimmunity, but the presence of aut...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Cameron JS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several in vitro studies and clinical observations suggest that ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I) are a promising treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN), meta-analysis of published data is not yet conclusive. Therefore, a European double-blinded, prospective, randomized therapeutic trial was designed to evaluate ACE-I tre...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Coppo R,Chiesa M,Peruzzi L,Amore A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some antihypertensive drugs may have a renoprotective effect, that is partially independent of their ability to reduce blood pressure. ACE-inhibitors are safe and effective agents that are capable of reducing proteinuria and preventing CRF progression. The results of the AIPRI extension study suggest that they may als...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Locatelli F,Del Vecchio L,Marai P,Colzani S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology, which may occur in all tissues and organs of the body. Clinical presentation may be quite variable and affected by race. The most commonly affected system is the lungs with >95% of patients displaying such involvement. Renal involvement is uncommon (<2%) and m...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Carmichael P,O'Donnell JP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of uric acid on nocturnal dipping in hypertensive patients is unknown. We analyzed the specific relationship between uric acid and nocturnal dipping status in newly diagnosed essential hypertensive patients with normal renal function. METHODS:Two hundred fifteen patients with newly diagnosed esse...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Afsar B,Elsurer R,Ozdemir FN,Sezer S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The partial correction of anemia and the normalization of phosphate and blood pressure are the mainstay of treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Available anti-hypertensive drugs, erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) and iron supplements have resolved quite satisfactorily the goal of controlling...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Locatelli F,Del Vecchio L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first documented case of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) in association with IgA nephropathy in a 22 year old male with multiple soft tissue abscesses. The case highlights the potential role of staphylococcal infections in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy and suggests the hypothesis that ...

journal_title：Journal of nephrology

authors： Narsipur SS,Shanley PF

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00