Care of the patient after renal allograft failure: managing the present and planning for the future.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Although annual influenza vaccination is recommended for kidney transplant recipients, efficacy as reflected by serum antibody titers has not been well studied beyond 1 month in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS:We performed a single-center prospective cohort study of 51 kidney transplant recipient...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Birdwell KA,Ikizler MR,Wang L,Byrne DW,Sannella EC,Wright PF,Ikizler TA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African Americans (AAs) suffer the widest gaps in chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcomes compared to Caucasian Americans (CAs) and this is because of the disparities that exist in both health and healthcare. In fact, the prevalence of CKD is 3.5 times higher in AAs compared to CAs. The disparities exist at al...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Harding K,Mersha TB,Vassalotti JA,Webb FA,Nicholas SB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimating total body water (TBW) is crucial in determining dry weight and dialytic dose for hemodialysis patients. Several anthropometric equations have been used to predict TBW, but a more accurate method is needed. We developed an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict TBW in hemodialysis patients. M...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chiu JS,Chong CF,Lin YF,Wu CC,Wang YF,Li YC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation is associated with a high risk of stroke. However, its impact on stroke in the setting of chronic hemodialysis treatment is insufficiently addressed in the literature. We assessed the incidence of stroke among 430 chronic hemodialysis patients and the impact of atrial fibri...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wiesholzer M,Harm F,Tomasec G,Barbieri G,Putz D,Balcke P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Insulin is synthesised as a pro-hormone with an interconnecting C-peptide, cleaved during post-translational modification. This review discusses growing evidence which indicates that C-peptide is biologically active, benefiting microvascular complications associated with diabetes. METHODS:To explore th...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Hills CE,Brunskill NJ,Squires PE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicentre trial (11 nephrology centres) was carried out to test the effects of ibopamine, an orally active dopamine-like drug, on the progression of chronic renal failure. For a 2-year period 189 chronic renal failure patients (serum creatinine level 1.5-4.0 mg/dl) were observed. They were homogeneous for basic ne...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Stefoni S,Mosconi G,La Manna G,Bonomini V,Mioli V,Fanciulli E,Feletti C,Docci D,Cappelli P,Bonomini M,Locatelli F,Marai P,Bazzato G,Fracasso A,Brancaccio D,Galmozzi C,Scarpioni L,Sverzellati E,Sorba GB,Cossu M,Pic

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Death with a functioning graft (DWF) has been reported as a major cause of graft loss after renal transplantation. It has been reported to occur in 9-30%. METHODS:From March 1976 to January 2002, a total of 1400 living donor renal transplants were performed in our center. Out of 257 reported deaths among ou...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： El-Agroudy AE,Bakr MA,Shehab El-Dein AB,Ghoneim MA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the role of the caliceal system in urine flow. METHODS:Eight patients (6 men, 2 women; mean age 42.6 +/- 7.6 years) with an upper polar renal mass (6 renal cysts; 2 hypernephromas) which did not encroach on the pelvicaliceal system were studied. After mass removal, a manometric catheter was introduced int...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shafik A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Few published data describe survival rates for pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. We aimed to describe one-year mortality rates for US pediatric ESRD patients over a 15-year period. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, we used the US Renal Data System database to identify period-...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chavers BM,Molony JT,Solid CA,Rheault MN,Collins AJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contemporary prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events remains unclear in Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) care. Although oral P2Y12 inhibitors (P2Y12i) are increasingly being prescribed to this patient population, the overall prescr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Singh M,Raghavan D,Williams JS,Martin BC,Hudson TJ,Owen RR,Jain N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the changes in causes and outcome of acute renal failure (ARF) during the years 1975-1989, 710 patients treated in our dialysis center were analyzed. We compared the etiology, the severity and catabolic state of ARF, the techniques of renal replacement therapy, which were employed and the ages and...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Biesenbach G,Zazgornik J,Kaiser W,Grafinger P,Stuby U,Necek S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence and type of glomerulonephritis (GN) associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis, we prospectively evaluated 28 consecutive Saudi patients with HCV cirrhosis for liver transplantation. Six patients (21%) underwent kidney biopsies for proteinuria, unexplained elevated serum creatinine o...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Altraif IH,Abdulla AS,al Sebayel MI,Said RA,al Suhaibani MO,Jones AA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufficient evidenced-based information is available for the treatment of osteoporosis in hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS:In 102 HD patients, bone mineral density (BMD) was measured twice 16 ± 3 months apart. In the second BMD measurement 66 of them had a femoral neck (FN) T-score <-2.5. Of these 66 pa...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Mitsopoulos E,Ginikopoulou E,Economidou D,Zanos S,Pateinakis P,Minasidis E,Memmos D,Thodis E,Vargemezis V,Tsakiris D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been an increasing incidence of hemodialysis (HD) due to old age and comorbid condition such as diabetes. In general, socioeconomic status (SES) is known as one of the most important risk factors for patient mortality and morbidity. Whether low SES is associated with poorer outcome in HD patients i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park HC,Kwon YE,Choi HY,Oh HJ,Chang TI,Kang EW,Park KS,Yang KH,Won EM,Shin JH,Ryu DR,Lee YK

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of phenytoin by plasmapheresis in a patient with compromised renal function is described. The results indicate that plasma concentrations of total phenytoin increase after plasmapheresis, while unbound phenytoin plasma concentrations and free fraction decrease. The amount of phenytoin removed was 36 mg and...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Brown-Molnar CS,Bauer LA,Horn JR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Nephropathy after ingestion of Chinese herbs is known as a rapidly progressive form of interstitial renal fibrosis after a slimming regimen containing aristolochic acid that was identified first in Belgium. Intake of traditional Chinese herbal medicines is very popular in Taiwan. So we looked for similar...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chang CH,Wang YM,Yang AH,Chiang SS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated thyroid hormone indices of patients with acute renal failure without other systemic illnesses (n = 12), as compared to patients with critical illnesses in the presence (n = 16) and absence (n = 6) of acute renal failure. Abnormalities in the group with acute renal failure alone included dec...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kaptein EM,Levitan D,Feinstein EI,Nicoloff JT,Massry SG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous angioplasty was attempted in 5 patients with acute renal failure due to occlusion of the artery to a solitary functioning kidney. Angioplasty was technically successful in all patients. Renal function was completely restored in 3 and renal perfusion improved in 1 patient. In the fifth patient, renal funct...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kadir S,Watson A,Burrow C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole plasma from 6 normolipidemic chronic renal failure (CRF) patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment was passed through the anti-apolipoprotein (Apo) AI immunosorbent column connected to the anti-Apo B immunoaffinity column. Apo AI and B containing particles were analyzed for lipid and Apo contents. The results w...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kandoussi AM,Hugue V,Parra HJ,Dracon M,Fruchart JC,Tacquet A,Cachera C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive method for the diagnosis of cardiac calcinosis, a life-threatening complication in hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has not, as yet, been firmly established. We tested whether whole body scanning with 99m-technetium methylene diphosphonate (MDP) might visualize cardiac calcinosi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Eguchi M,Tsuchihashi K,Takizawa H,Nakahara N,Hagiwara M,Ohnishi H,Torii T,Hashimoto A,Marusaki S,Nakata T,Ura N,Shimamoto K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting the mortality risk of patients un-dergoing hemodialysis (HD) is challenging. Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is released into circulation from dying cells, and its elevation is predictive of unfavorable outcome. In a pilot study, we found post-HD cfDNA level to be a predictor of all-cause mortality. Thus, t...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Einbinder Y,Shnaider A,Ghanayem K,Basok A,Rogachev B,Lior Y,Haviv YS,Cohen-Hagai K,Nacasch N,Rozenberg I,Benchetrit S,Zitman-Gal T,Douvdevani A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the association between CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 gene polymorphisms and blood pressure response to amlodipine among participants from the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Trial randomized to amlodipine (n = 164). METHODS:Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine the ri...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bhatnagar V,Garcia EP,O'Connor DT,Brophy VH,Alcaraz J,Richard E,Bakris GL,Middleton JP,Norris KC,Wright J,Hiremath L,Contreras G,Appel LJ,Lipkowitz MS,AASK Study Investigators.

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients is empiric until the bacteriological results are available. The Lymulus amebocyte lysate assay (LAL) is a very sensitive method for the detection of endotoxin, a structural component of gram-negative bacteria. We performed the LAL assay...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Peer G,Serban I,Blum M,Cabili S,Iaina A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate the role of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signal transduction in the pathogenesis of calciphylaxis. METHODS:Skin biopsy specimens were obtained from 18 patients with, and 12 patients without, calciphylaxis. Tissue sections were stained with antibodies direct...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nigwekar SU,Jiramongkolchai P,Wunderer F,Bloch E,Ichinose R,Nazarian RM,Thadhani RI,Malhotra R,Bloch DB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) represents a major cause of long-term allograft failure and is the leading cause of overall post-transplant proteinuria. The extent to which histopathologic features predicts prognostication is uncertain. METHODS:A single-center retrospective cohort with biopsy-proven TG was i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Li X,Chen J,Cheng D,Wang W,Xie K,Zhang M,Xu F,Wen J,Tang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension often accompanies chronic kidney disease (CKD), and diuretics are widely prescribed to reduce blood pressure (BP). Chlorthalidone (CTD) is a thiazide-like diuretic and an effective antihypertensive drug, yet little data exist to support its use in treating hypertension in individuals with advanc...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Agarwal R,Cramer AE,Balmes-Fenwick M,Sinha AD,Ouyang F,Tu W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymoglobulin (Thymoglobulin®; Genzyme, Cambridge, Mass., USA) is a polyclonal antibody which has been used in the field of transplantation over the last four decades. With an initial hesitancy, it is widely used now in the prevention and treatment of rejection following renal transplantation. Thymoglobulin's lack of ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Thiyagarajan UM,Ponnuswamy A,Bagul A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular calcification is seen in most patients on dialysis and is strongly associated with cardiovascular mortality. Vascular calcification is promoted by phosphate, which generally reaches higher levels in hemodialysis than in peritoneal dialysis. However, whether vascular calcification develops less in pe...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Jansz TT,van Reekum FE,Özyilmaz A,de Jong PA,Boereboom FTJ,Hoekstra T,Verhaar MC,van Jaarsveld BC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the acute nephrotoxicity of cisplatin has been well documented, long-term follow-up studies are scanty. We have evaluated the renal function in 35 patients who have had completed therapy with cisplatin at least 3 months before the study. All patients had normal serum creatinine levels before chemotherapy. Eva...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Brillet G,Deray G,Jacquiaud C,Mignot L,Bunker D,Meillet D,Raymond F,Jacobs C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered problem in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. In this study we evaluated the effect of mineralocorticoid therapy (MCT; fludrocortisone 0.1-0.3 mg per os daily) on serum potassium of hyperkalemic end-stage renal disease patients. Consecutive monthly clinical and bioch...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Singhal PC,Desroches L,Mattana J,Abramovici M,Wagner JD,Maesaka JK

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00