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BMC Nephrology

Issue 1/2024

Content (182 Articles)

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Mortality and mode of dialysis: meta-analysis and systematic review

Subhash Chander, Sindhu Luhana, FNU Sadarat, Om Parkash, Zubair Rahaman, Hong Yu Wang, FNU Kiran, Abhi Chand Lohana, FNU Sapna, Roopa Kumari

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Blood stream Infections in chronic hemodialysis patients - characteristics and outcomes

Miri Schamroth Pravda, Yasmin Maor, Konstantin Brodsky, Anna Katkov, Relu Cernes, Nili Schamroth Pravda, Milena Tocut, Iris Zohar, Arie Soroksky, Leonid Feldman

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

The role of ultra-processed food consumption in protein-energy wasting and sarcopenia development in patients with chronic kidney diseases

Zainab Shateri, Sevda Eskandarzadeh, Mehran Nouri, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Fatemeh Mansouri, Siavash Babajafari

Open Access Research

Unravelling complex choices: multi-stakeholder perceptions on dialysis withdrawal and end-of-life care in kidney disease

Chandrika Ramakrishnan, Nathan Widjaja, Chetna Malhotra, Eric Finkelstein, Behram Ali Khan, Semra Ozdemir, Chetna Malhotra, Eric Finkelstein, Behram Ali Khan, Semra Ozdemir, Jason Chon Jun Choo, Boon Wee Teo, Althea Chung Pheng Yee, Hua Yan, Vincent Wei Xiong See

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Association between systemic immune inflammation Index and all-cause mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis-treated CKD patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study

Ruiying Tang, Jiexin Chen, Qian Zhou, Jihong Deng, Xiaojiang Zhan, Xiaoyang Wang, Yueqiang Wen, Ning Su, Xiaoran Feng, Qingdong Xu

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Research

Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate before and after the first visit for atrial fibrillation

Ryobun Yasuoka, Hiroyuki Sakurane, Mana Okune, Motohide Tanaka, Tomoya Nagano, Masahiro Maruyama, Gaku Nakazawa, Takashi Kurita

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Objectively measured daily steps as an outcome in a clinical trial of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

Liuyan Huang, Hui Wang, Yan Bai, Huachun Zhang, Fan Zhang, Yifei Zhong

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Study Protocol

Pharmacist-driven outreach initiative to increase prescribing of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in eligible VHA patients with chronic kidney disease: a study protocol

Deborah L. Pestka, Daniel Murphy, Pearl Huynh, Jessica A. Rechtzigel, Shari Kjos, Lisa Marie Ellich, Adam N. Kaplan, Brent C. Taylor, Melissa Atwood, Beth A. Polsfuss, Joseph Y. Lee, Areef Ishani

Open Access Hyperparathyroidism Case Report

The refractory secondary hyperparathyroidism presenting with retro-orbital brown tumor: a case report

Cihan Uysal, Tugba Yilmaz, Hamiyet Ozkan, Ozlem Canoz, Bulent Tokgoz

Open Access Albuminuria Research

Plasma proenkephalin A and incident chronic kidney disease and albuminuria in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort

Alexander L. Bullen, Ronit Katz, Sayna Poursadrolah, Samuel A. P. Short, D. Leann Long, Katharine L. Cheung, Shilpa Sharma, Tala Al-Rousan, Alma Fregoso, Janin Schulte, Orlando M. Gutierrez, Michael G. Shlipak, Mary Cushman, Joachim H. Ix, Dena E. Rifkin

Open Access VEXAS Syndrome Case Report

Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome presenting as recurrent aseptic peritonitis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis: a case report

Natsuki Fukuda, Daisuke Kanai, Kaoru Hoshino, Yuriko Fukuda, Ryutaro Morita, Yuki Ishikawa, Tomohiko Kanaoka, Yoshiyuki Toya, Yohei Kirino, Hiromichi Wakui, Kouichi Tamura

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Quality of life and nutritional status in peritoneal dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Iyad Ali, Dania Haddad, Mostafa A. Soliman, Ahmed Al-Sabi, Kamel Jebreen, Dana Abuzahra, Bakrieh Shrara, Diana Ghanayem, Nihal Natour, Mohanad Hassan, M. Yasser Alsedfy, Duha Shellah, Inad Nawajah

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Heterogeneity by age and gender in the association of kidney function with mortality among patients with diabetes - analysis of diabetes registry in Singapore

Tazeen H. Jafar, Loraine Liping Seng, Yeli Wang, Ching Wee Lim, Choong Meng Chan, Jia Liang Kwek, Thomas M. Coffman, Yongjing Ping, Yong Mong Bee, John C. Allen

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Review

Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat kidney disease related to systemic arterial hypertension: a narrative review from the Mexican Group of Experts on Arterial Hypertension

Silvia Palomo-Piñón, José Manuel Enciso-Muñoz, Eduardo Meaney, Ernesto Díaz-Domínguez, David Cardona-Muller, Fabiola Pazos Pérez, Emilia Cantoral-Farfán, Juan Carlos Anda-Garay, Janet Mijangos-Chavez, Neftali Eduardo Antonio-Villa, Luis Alcocer, Humberto Álvarez-López, Ernesto G. Cardona-Muñoz, Adolfo Chávez-Mendoza, Enrique Díaz-Díaz, Héctor Galván-Oseguera, Martin Rosas-Peralta, Vidal José González Coronado

Open Access Prednisolone Case Report

A case of unexpected diagnosis of fibronectin glomerulopathy with histological features of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Misa Hata, Takayasu Mori, Yurika Hirose, Yuriko Nishida, Shintaro Mandai, Fumiaki Ando, Koichiro Susa, Soichiro Iimori, Shotaro Naito, Eisei Sohara, Tatemitsu Rai, Towako Taguchi, Shohei Tomii, Kenichi Ohashi, Shinichi Uchida

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Multiple blood gas variables predict AKI survival in an independent manner

Rebecca Lehmann, Oliver Ritter, Johanna Tennigkeit, Susann Patschan, Daniel Patschan

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Willingness to pay for haemodialysis among patients with chronic kidney disease in Abuja, Nigeria

Yakubu Adole Agada-Amade, Daniel Chukwuemeka Ogbuabor, Eric Obikeze, Ejemai Eborieme, Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe

Open Access Anxiety Research

Virtual reality exposure therapy to decrease anxiety before surgical invasive procedures in hemodialysis patients: an interventional study

Tahereh Hosseini, Manijeh Hooshmandja, Morteza Noaparast, Rita Mojtahedzadeh, Aeen Mohammadi

Open Access Research

Psychosocial characteristics of potential and actual living kidney donors

Liza K. Cholin, Everly F. Ramos, Jordana Yahr, Jesse D. Schold, Emilio D. Poggio, Christina L. Delvalle, Anne M. Huml

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Urinary podocyte stress marker as a prognostic indicator for diabetic kidney disease

Lingfeng Zeng, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto

Open Access Research

Association between white matter hyperintensities and altered cerebral blood flow in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study

Mingan Li, Wenbo Yang, Lijun Song, Zhenghan Yang, Zhenchang Wang, Junfang Xian, Hao Wang

Open Access IgA Vasculitis Research

Characteristics of renal pathology and coagulation function in IgA nephropathy and IgA vasculitis associated nephritis

Yinhong Wang, Hao Wang, Xiaotao Ma, Zikun Zhu, Xuefei Tian, Rongguo Fu, Lining Jia

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Dapagliflozin in peritoneal dialysis patients: a pilot study evaluating peritoneal membrane function

Zakaria Hamdan, Yusri Abdel-Hafez, Ahmad Enaya, Alaa Sarsour, Lubna Kharraz, Zaher Nazzal

Open Access Arteriovenous Fistula Research

Evaluating patient perspectives of endovascular created arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access (EndoAVF)

Melanie Field, A. Z. Khawaja, J. Ellis, R. G. Jones, N. G. Inston

Open Access Sarcopenia Study Protocol

Respiratory sarcopenia screening in dialysis patients: cross-sectional and multicentre study protocol

Francini Porcher Andrade, Sheila Borges, César Alencar da Silva Filho, Taís Ferreira Martins, Heloíse Benvenutti, Júlia de Melo Cardoso de Freitas, Fernando Saldanha Thomé, Cristina Karohl, Gabriela Correa Souza, Graziella França Bernardelli Cipriano, Paula Maria Eidt Rovedder

Open Access Supportive Care Research

Use of corticosteroids in Norwegian patients with immunoglobulin a nephropathy progressing to end-stage kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study

Mariell Rivedal, Yngvar Lunde Haaskjold, Øystein Eikrem, Rune Bjørneklett, Hans Peter Marti, Thomas Knoop

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Longitudinal NGAL and cystatin C plasma profiles present a high level of heterogeneity in a mixed ICU population

Daniela Jou-Valencia, Meint Volbeda, Jan G. Zijlstra, Jenny E Kootstra-Ros, Jill Moser, Matijs van Meurs, Jacqueline Koeze

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Examining the acceptability and feasibility of the Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR) programme in adults living with chronic kidney disease: the COSMIC study findings

Anna Wilson, Claire Carswell, Clare McKeaveney, Karen Atkinson, Stephanie Burton, Clare McVeigh, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Erika Jääskeläinen, William Johnston, Daniel O’Rourke, Joanne Reid, Soham Rej, Ian Walsh, Helen Noble

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Benefit finding in chronic kidney disease patients receiving hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Jie Yang, Hong-Li Yan, Yong-Qi Li, Lei Zhang, Xiao-Yan Qiu, Yi-He Tian, Yan-Lin Gong, Chen-Ling Luo, Jing Wu, Jing Chu

Open Access Research

Impact of C-reactive protein on the effect of Roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Xiaoyu Luo, Guoli Li, Hongyu Yang, Lang Chen, Yinyan Gao, Jing Cong, Hui Luo, Weiru Zhang

Open Access Tacrolimus Research

Effects of CYP3A4*22 and POR*28 variations on the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients: a meta-analysis of 18 observational studies

Ze Li, Xiaozhen Wang, Dandan Li, Sheng Cheng, Zhe Li, Heng Guo, Yiwen Dong, Yingming Zheng, Xingang Li

Open Access Nephrotic Syndrome Case Report

Nephrotic syndrome with acute kidney injury due to combination therapy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a case report and review of the literature

Ryosuke Saiki, Kan Katayama, Haruko Saiki, Ayumi Fukumori, Kayo Tsujimoto, Masahiro Yamawaki, Fumika Tanaka, Daisuke Takahashi, Keiko Oda, Yasuo Suzuki, Tomohiro Murata, Kaoru Dohi

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Bioactive adrenomedullin and interleukin-6 in COVID-19: potential biomarkers of acute kidney injury and critical illness

Simon B. Leininger, Stephan T. Staudner, Manuel J. Vogel, Julian Mustroph, Ute Hubauer, Stefan Wallner, Petra Lehn, Ralph Burkhardt, Christine Meindl, Frank Hanses, Markus Zimmermann, Lars S. Maier, Julian Hupf, Carsten G. Jungbauer

Open Access Thymoma Case Report

Steroid-resistant minimal change nephrotic syndrome associated with thymoma treated effectively with rituximab following thymectomy and cyclosporine: a case report

Yusaku Watanabe, Keiji Hirai, Momoko Hirata, Taisuke Kitano, Kiyonori Ito, Susumu Ookawara, Hisashi Oshiro, Yoshiyuki Morishita

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Mortality risk in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Deirdre Mladsi, Xiaolei Zhou, Gregory Mader, Myrlene Sanon, Jinyi Wang, Christine Barnett, Cynthia Willey, Stephen Seliger

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Study Protocol

Optimising diagnosis and management of kidney disease: an implementation trial of a clinical decision support system future health today

Hannah Wallace, Qiumian Wang, Tanita Botha, Barbara Hunter, Natalie Lumsden, Craig Nelson

Open Access Research

Ferroptosis-related genes, a novel therapeutic target for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Yanbin Lin, Jinxuan He, Zhixiang Mou, Huiting Chen, Wenkang You, Tianjun Guan, Lan Chen

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Establishing the Kidney dIsease in the National guarD (KIND) registry: an opportunity for epidemiological and clinical research in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Tawhari, Moustafa Alhamadh, Abdulrahman Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz Ureeg, Suliman Alghnam, Fayez Alhejaili, Lubna A. Alnasser, Abdullah Sayyari

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Identifying individuals at risk of needing CKD associated medications in a European kidney disease cohort

Eleni Stamellou, Turgay Saritas, Marc Froissart, Florian Kronenberg, Peter Stenvinkel, David C. Wheeler, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Jürgen Floege, James Fotheringham

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Effects of uric acid-lowering therapy (ULT) on renal outcomes in CKD patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuxin Luo, Qirong Song, Jiaxiao Li, Sha Fu, Wenjuan Yu, Xiaofei Shao, Jinxiang Li, Yuliang Huang, Junzhe Chen, Ying Tang

Open Access Nephrotic Syndrome Case Report

PLA2R-positive membranous nephropathy in IgG4-related disease

Yusuke Ushio, Taro Akihisa, Kazunori Karasawa, Momoko Seki, Shizuka Kobayashi, Yoei Miyabe, Hiroshi Kataoka, Naoko Ito, Sekiko Taneda, Shin’ichi Akiyama, Akira Hebisawa, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Kazuho Honda, Junichi Hoshino

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Tunisian diabetics: the TUN-CKDD survey

Jannet Labidi, Amel Harzallah, Badereddine Ben Kaab, Ikram Mami, Sahar Agrebi, Awatef Azzabi, Soumaya Chargui, Mayssa Hadj-Brahim, Mouna Hammouda, Saifeddine Azaiez, Syrine Tlili, Olfa Lajili, Hela Antit, Yosra Hasni, Sarra Chenik, Farhat Chelbi, Lamia Rais, Habib Skhiri

Open Access Urokinase Research

Urokinase prophylactic anticoagulation in children with nephrotic syndrome: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Zhen Wang, Nan Wang, Ruyue Chen, Hanyun Tang, Qiang Lin, Xiaozhong Li

Open Access Anticoagulant Research

Dose of nafamostat mesylate during continuous kidney replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a two-centre observational study

Shinya Kameda, Akinori Maeda, Shun Maeda, Yutaro Inoue, Kazunari Takahashi, Akira Kageyama, Kent Doi, Tomoko Fujii

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Gender disparities in kidney replacement therapies and transplantation in Colombia

Laura Nino-Torres, Jessica Pinto-Ramirez, Fernando Giron-Luque, Alejandro Nino-Murcia

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Risk factors for short-term all-cause mortality in patients with end stage renal disease: a scoping review

Wanfen Yip, Sheryl Hui Xian Ng, Palvinder Kaur, Pradeep Paul George, Jennifer Huey Chen Guan, Guozhang Lee, Timothy Jee Kam Koh, Woan Shin Tan, Allyn Yin Mei Hum

Open Access Diabetic Nephropathy Research

ITGAM-mediated macrophages contribute to basement membrane damage in diabetic nephropathy and atherosclerosis

Yude Lou, Peng Hui Li, Xiao Qi Liu, Tian Xiang Wang, Yi Lan Liu, Chen Chen Chen, Kun Ling Ma

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Long-term ozone exposure and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: a large cohort study

Ejin Kim, Hyuk Huh, Yongwon Mo, Jae Yoon Park, Jiyun Jung, Hajeong Lee, Sejoong Kim, Dong Ki Kim, Yon Su Kim, Chun Soo Lim, Jung Pyo Lee, Yong Chul Kim, Ho Kim

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Study Protocol

The Intersectoral Coordination Unit for the Sustainable Intensification of Peritoneal Dialysis in Schleswig–Holstein (SKIP-SH) cohort study

Hauke S. Wülfrath, Thorben Schrumpf, Friedrich A. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Jakob Voran, Yao Zhang, Grit Esser, Sarah-Yasmin Thomsen, Maja L. Messtorff, Theresa Riebeling, Nassim Kakavand, Roland Schmitt, Kevin Schulte, Benedikt Kolbrink

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Association of the combination of obstructive sleep apnea risk and sleep duration with ideal cardiovascular health metrics in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Hui Zhang, Ziwei Zhang, Yinjiao Zhao, Peiyu Song, Xiaoyu Chen, Peipei Han, Wei Ding, Liming Zhang, Chen Yu, Huizhi Ma, Qi Guo

Open Access IgA Vasculitis Research

Validation of IgA nephropathy diagnosis in the Swedish Renal Registry

Johanna Rehnberg, Mårten Segelmark, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Louise Emilsson

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Uric acid in predicting the traumatic rhabdomyolysis induced acute kidney injury; a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saeed Safari, Mohammadreza Ghasemi, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Alireza Ghasemi, Iraj Najafi

Open Access Research

The mediating effect of family resilience between coping styles and caregiver burden in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Qianjun Zhang, Qiaoling Liu, Li Zhang, Yabin Jin, Xia Xiang, Xuefang Huang, Jiezhen Mai, Tingfen Zhao, Wen Cui

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Review

Consensus recommendations on fasting during Ramadan for patients with kidney disease: review of available evidence and a call for action (RaK Initiative)

Yousef Boobes, Bachar Afandi, Fatima AlKindi, Ahmad Tarakji, Saeed M. Al Ghamdi, Mona Alrukhaimi, Mohamed Hassanein, Ali AlSahow, Riyad Said, Jafar Alsaid, Abdulkareem O. Alsuwaida, Ali A. K. Al Obaidli, Latifa B. Alketbi, Khaled Boubes, Nizar Attallah, Issa S. Al Salmi, Yasser M. Abdelhamid, Nihal M. Bashir, Rania M. Y. Aburahma, Mohamed H. Hassan, Mohammad R. Al-Hakim

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Peritoneal dialysis vs. hemodialysis among patients with end-stage renal disease in Iran: which is more cost-effective?

Mahmood Yousefi, Satar Rezaei, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Niloofar Falsafi, Fatemeh Keshvari-Shad

Open Access Rituximab Research

Rituximab may affect T lymphocyte subsets balance in primary membranous nephropathy

Yuanyuan Zhang, Jingjing Yang, Jianzhong Li, Jiani Sun, Ling Zhou, Deyu Xu, Wengang Sha, Lan Dai, Lei Shen

Open Access Nephrotic Syndrome Case Report

A case report of youth-onset lipoprotein glomerulopathy with APOE Chicago mutation

Yuhao Liu, Yaqi Cheng, Yubing Wen, Chao Li, Gang Chen, Mingxi Li

Open Access Liver Cyst Case Report

Polycystic intrahepatic infection caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus: a case report and literature review

Senyin Xu, Bin Huang, Youjun Cao, Zhongyong Zhong, Jiazhen Yin

Open Access Central Venous Catheter Research

Is central venous catheter in haemodialysis still the main factor of mortality after hospitalization?

Erwin Campos, Miguel Angel Cuevas-Budhart, Renata Cedillo-Flores, Julián Candelario-López, Rigoberto Jiménez, Alberto Flores-Almonte, Alfonso Ramos-Sanchez, Jose C. Divino Filho

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Decreasing incidence of hospital diagnosed CKD/CKDu in North Central Province of Sri Lanka: is it related to provision of drinking water reverse osmosis plants?

Asanga Venura Ranasinghe, Lakshmi C. Somatunga, Gardiye Weligamage Gamini Priyantha Kumara, Ranamuka Henayage Karunarathna, Ambepitiyawaduge Pubudu De Silva, Jayaprakara Mudiyanselage Chathurika Nayani Gunawardena, Sembu Kuttige Champika Ruwan Kumari, Mohamed Shali Fathima Sarjana, Mannikawadumesthri Vipula Chandu De Silva

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Systemic inflammation and acute kidney injury after colorectal surgery

John D. Mannion, Assar Rather, Adrianne Fisher, Kelly Gardner, Nessreen Ghanem, Sheila Dirocco, Gary Siegelman

Open Access Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Research

Chronic kidney disease and its association with cerebral small vessel disease in the general older hypertensive population

Tomas Månsson, Aldana Rosso, Katarina Ellström, Kasim Abul-Kasim, Sölve Elmståhl

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Deep learning algorithms for predicting renal replacement therapy initiation in CKD patients: a retrospective cohort study

Ka-Chun Leung, Wincy Wing-Sze Ng, Yui-Pong Siu, Anthony Kai-Ching Hau, Hoi-Kan Lee

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Kidney replacement and conservative therapies in rhabdomyolysis: a retrospective analysis

Jonathan de Fallois, Robert Scharm, Tom H. Lindner, Christina Scharf, Sirak Petros, Lorenz Weidhase

Open Access Research

Drug utilization in patients starting haemodialysis with a focus on cardiovascular and antidiabetic medications: an epidemiological study in the Lazio region (Italy), 2016–2020

Ursula Kirchmayer, Claudia Marino, Sandro Feriozzi, Carlo Massimetti, Micol Manzuoli, Laura Angelici, Anna Maria Bargagli, Silvia Cascini, Antonio Addis, Marina Davoli, Nera Agabiti

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Rate and reasons for peritoneal dialysis dropout following haemodialysis to peritoneal dialysis switch: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xingge Sun, Clare McKeaveney, Joanne Shields, Chi Peng Chan, Matthew Henderson, Fiona Fitzell, Helen Noble, Stephen O’Neill

Open Access Anxiety Research

The moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients

Zahra Shafiei Kisomi, Omid Taherkhani, Mina Mollaei, Hoda Esmaeily, Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Amerzadeh

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict time to renal replacement therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease

Jun Okita, Takeshi Nakata, Hiroki Uchida, Akiko Kudo, Akihiro Fukuda, Tamio Ueno, Masato Tanigawa, Noboru Sato, Hirotaka Shibata

Open Access Hypertension Review

Management of kidney transplant recipients for primary care practitioners

Manal Alotaibi, Brandon Trollinger, Sam Kant

Open Access Glomerulonephritis Research

Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of outcome of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: a retrospective study

Osama Nady Mohamed, Sharehan Abdelrahman Ibrahim, Rabeh Khairy Saleh, Ahmed S. Issa, Amr Setouhi, Ayman Ahmed Abd Rabou, Mahmoud Ragab Mohamed, Shaimaa F. Kamel

Open Access Interventional Radiology Case Report

The stuck haemodialysis catheter—a case report of a rare but dreaded complication following kidney transplantation

Cameron Burnett, S. Chandler, D. Jegatheesan, B. Pearch, A. Viecelli, D. W. Mudge

Open Access Pancreatectomy Case Report

Oxalate nephropathy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case report

Claire Barani, Selda Aydin, Nathalie Demoulin, Michel Jadoul

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0005519 contributes to acute kidney injury via sponging microRNA-98-5p

Linsen Jiang, Manxin Huang, Jun Ge, Xuefeng Zhang, Ye Liu, Hang Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Lili Jiang

Open Access Tonsillectomy Correction

Correction: Pathologic tonsillar findings similar to IgA nephropathy and the role of tonsillectomy in a patient with nephrotic syndrome

Takuji Enya, Tomoki Miyazawa, Kohei Miyazaki, Rina Oshima, Yuichi Morimoto, Mitsuru Okada, Tsukasa Takemura, Keisuke Sugimoto

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Association between short-term blood pressure variability and target organ damage in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

Zhaoting Chen, Xinying Jiang, Jingcan Wu, Lin Lin, Zhengping Zhou, Man Li, Cheng Wang

Open Access Tuberous Sclerosis Research

The effect of pregnancy on renal angiomyolipoma; a world of knowledge to gain, specifically in women with TSC

Marlou W. Kluiving, Evelien F. H. I. Peeters, Titia A. Lely, Niek van Oorschot, Wendela L. de Ranitz-Greven

Open Access Research

Effect of multidisciplinary care on diabetic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study

Ayano Hayashi, Kayoko Mizuno, Kanna Shinkawa, Kazunori Sakoda, Satomi Yoshida, Masato Takeuchi, Motoko Yanagita, Koji Kawakami

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Impact of resistance exercise on patients with chronic kidney disease

Chong-Cheng Chen, Yue-Yang Huang, Hua-Zhang, Xia-Liu, Xue-Qin Li, Yan-Qiong Long, Zheng-Wen Chen, Tao Jin

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Decreased renal function among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

David Mukunya, Faith Oguttu, Brendah Nambozo, Ritah Nantale, Brian Tonny Makoko, Agnes Napyo, Josephine Tumuhamye, Solomon Wani, Prossy Auma, Ketty Atim, Doreck Nahurira, Dedan Okello, Joan Wamulugwa, Lawrence Ssegawa, Julius Wandabwa, Sarah Kiguli, Martin Chebet, Milton W. Musaba

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Longer serum phosphorus time in range associated with lower mortality risk among peritoneal dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Zhihao Huo, Dehui Liu, Peiyi Ye, Yuehang Zhang, Lisha Cao, Nirong Gong, Xianrui Dou, Chengfa Ren, Qingyao Zhu, Dan Li, Wei Zhang, Yaozhong Kong, Guobao Wang, Jun Ai

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with nonmalignant pleural effusions: a retrospective cohort study

Danni Wang, Yue Niu, Dinghua Chen, Chaofan Li, Fei Liu, Zhe Feng, Xueying Cao, Li Zhang, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Ping Li

Open Access Lupus Nephritis Research

Analysis of m6A-regulated genes and subtype classification in lupus nephritis

Diangeng Li, Yanchun Li, Kaiyi Zhu, Yuqing Yuan, Zheng He, Qianmei Sun, Meiling Jin

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Heavy metal association with chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in central India-results from a case-control study

Mahendra Atlani, Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Ahirwar, M. N. Meenu, Sudhir K. Goel, Ravita Kumari, Athira Anirudhan, Saikrishna Vallamshetla, G. Sai Tharun Reddy

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Native T1-mapping as a predictor of progressive renal function decline in chronic kidney disease patients

Zhaoyu Shi, Chen Sun, Fei Zhou, Jianlei Yuan, Minyue Chen, Xinyu Wang, Xinquan Wang, Yuan Zhang, Dmytro Pylypenko, Li Yuan

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with AKI in a setting of multiracial developing country

S. H. Ooi, K. P. Ng, Pavai Sthaneshwar, S. K. Lim, P. Y. Khor, J. Y. Lim, W. S. Siow, K. W. Lim, Muhummad Azlan

Open Access Kidney Transplantation Case Report

Anuria after kidney transplantation diagnosed as early recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis combined with acute calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity: a case report and literature review

Yoon-Ju Kim, Seong-Wook Lee, Mee-Seon Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Ji-Young Choi, Jang-Hee Cho, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Woo-Sung Yun, Seung Huh, Jeong-Hoon Lim, Sun-Hee Park

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Assessing antiviral treatment efficacy and risk factors for severe COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients during the Omicron subvariant-dominant period: a retrospective study

Takashi Sakaguchi, Akihiko Mitsuke, Yoichi Osako, Yasutoshi Yamada, Himawari Takeyama, Risako Ogawa, Katsuya Takahashi, Yukiko Hirohata, Sayuri Yamamoto, Junya Arima, Wataru Fukumoto, Satoshi Sugita, Satoru Inoguchi, Ryosuke Matsushita, Hirofumi Yoshino, Shuichi Tatarano, Hideki Enokida

Open Access Research

A meta-analysis of risk factors for a Dacron-cuffed catheter related infection in hemodialysis

Wen Chen, Zaoju Wang, Guoping Wang, Chunyu Cao, Bo Hong, Jinying Liu, Fuhua Xie, Runxiu Wang

Open Access Diabetic Nephropathy Research

Navigating the future of diabetes: innovative nomogram models for predicting all-cause mortality risk in diabetic nephropathy

Sensen Wu, Hui Wang, Dikang Pan, Julong Guo, Fan Zhang, Yachan Ning, Yongquan Gu, Lianrui Guo

Open Access Diabetic Nephropathy Research

Depression of LncRNA DANCR alleviates tubular injury in diabetic nephropathy by regulating KLF5 through sponge miR-214-5p

Yongling Kuang, Juan Yang, Meimei Sun, Tingting Rui, Zhenhua Yang, Meihua Shi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A prospective observational cohort study of covid-19 epidemiology and vaccine seroconversion in South Western Sydney, Australia, during the 2021–2022 pandemic period.

Daniela Potter, Jason Diep, Colleen Munro, Noelle Lin, Ramon Xu, Jeffrey Wong, Robert Porritt, Michael Maley, Hong Foo, Angela Makris

Open Access Pulmonary Hemorrhage Case Report

Atypical anti-glomerular basement membrane disease with membranous hyperplasia: diagnostic challenges and treatment variability

Ruoyu Tong, Zhengmao Luo, Xianyang Zhong, Liming Fan, Huangwen Lai, Meng Shen, Yuanhang Huang

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Determinants of early chronic kidney disease in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study from the Taiwan Diabetes Registry

Yun-Kai Yeh, Kuan-Hung Lin, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Su-Huey Lo, Yen-Po Yeh, Chien-Ning Huang, Chii-Min Hwu, Chieh-Hsiang Lu

Open Access Hypocalcemia Research

Increased risk of hypocalcemia with decreased kidney function in patients prescribed bisphosphonates based on real-world data from the MID-NET® in Japan: a new-user cohort study

Tomoaki Hasegawa, Maki Komamine, Chieko Ishiguro, Haruka Motomura, Kazuhiro Kajiyama, Takahiro Nonaka, Yuki Nakazato, Ryota Kimura, Harumi Maniwa, Toyotaka Iguchi, Naoya Horiuchi, Yoshiaki Uyama

Open Access Research

The prevalence of accessory renal arteries in sudanese population in Khartoum State: a cross-sectional CT study from 2017 to 2020

Safaa. Mohammed, Eltayeb. AbdAlla, Amal. Elhag, Abdelmoniem. El-Mardi

Open Access Primary Glomerulonephritis Review

Review on epidemiology, disease burden, and treatment patterns of IgA nephropathy in select APAC countries

Omer Zaidi, Fen Du, Zhaoli Tang, Sandipan Bhattacharjee, Kristin Pareja

Open Access Research

Single-cell transcriptome atlas in C57BL/6 mice encodes morphological phenotypes in the aging kidneys

Shanzhi Yang, Peimin Liu, Yan Zhang, Haosen Xu, Jinyi Lan, Huan Jiang, Guoxiang Jin, Xiaoyan Bai

Open Access Kidney Transplantation Research

Development and validation of a novel nomogram model for predicting delayed graft function in deceased donor kidney transplantation based on pre-transplant biopsies

Meihe Li, Xiaojun Hu, Yang Li, Guozhen Chen, Chen-guang Ding, Xiaohui Tian, Puxun Tian, Heli Xiang, Xiaoming Pan, Xiaoming Ding, Wujun Xue, Jin Zheng, Chenguang Ding

Open Access Hypotension Case Report

A loss-of-function AGTR1 variant in a critically-ill infant with renal tubular dysgenesis: case presentation and literature review

Aljazi Al-Maraghi, Waleed Aamer, Mubarak Ziab, Elbay Aliyev, Najwa Elbashir, Sura Hussein, Sasirekha Palaniswamy, Dhullipala Anand, Donald R. Love, Adrian Charles, Ammira A.S.Akil, Khalid A. Fakhro

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Clinical significance of urinary inflammatory biomarkers in patients with IgA nephropathy

Soo-Young Yoon, Jin Sug Kim, Su Woong Jung, Yang Gyun Kim, Ju-Young Moon, Sang-Ho Lee, Sung-Vin Yim, Hyeon Seok Hwang, Kyunghwan Jeong

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

The clinical utility of cystatin C based eGFR in assessing renal function among HIV/AIDs patients on ART at Mildmay Uganda

Enock Wekiya, Godfrey P. Mujuzi, Jane Nakiyingi, Juliet Sanya, Moses Matovu, Ocung Guido, Jane Nakaweesi, Charles Karamagi, Joan K. Nakayaga, Edrisa I. Mutebi, Damalie Nakanjako

Open Access Research

Histological reappraisal of IgA nephropathy: the role of glomerular pattern of injury and mesangial complement deposition

Bogdan Obrișcă, Valentin Mocanu, Roxana Jurubiță, Alexandra Vrabie, Andreea Berechet, Ștefan Lujinschi, Bogdan Sorohan, Andreea Andronesi, Camelia Achim, Gabriela Lupușoru, Georgia Micu, Nicu Caceaune, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Gener Ismail

Open Access Nephrotic Syndrome Case Report

Pediatric frequent relapsing nephrotic syndrome with multiple cerebral infarctions accompanied by patent foramen ovale and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

Zentaro Kiuchi, Eriko Tanaka, Saaya Nunokawa, Sawako Yoshida, Akira Hosaki, Tomohito Kogure, Masami Narita

Open Access Correction

Correction: Knockdown of circ-Gatad1 alleviates LPS induced HK2 cell injury via targeting miR-22- 3p/TRPM7 axis in septic acute kidney

Pan Zhang, Enwei Guo, Limin Xu, Zhenhua Shen, Na Jiang, Xinghui Liu

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Predicting chronic kidney disease progression with artificial intelligence

Mario A. Isaza-Ruget, Nancy Yomayusa, Camilo A. González, Catherine Alvarado H., Fabio A. de Oro V., Andrés Cely, Jossie Murcia, Abel Gonzalez-Velez, Adriana Robayo, Claudia C. Colmenares-Mejía, Andrea Castillo, María I. Conde

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Primary and specialist care interaction and referral patterns for individuals with chronic kidney disease: a narrative review

Clyson Mutatiri, Angela Ratsch, Matthew McGrail, Sree Krishna Venuthurupalli, Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan

Open Access Research

Associations between pinch strength, cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Yaqi Yang, Lin Liu, Yuzhuo Li, Rongshao Tan, Xiaoshi Zhong, Yun Liu, Yan Liu

Open Access Peritoneal Dialysis Research

Efficacy of sucrose and povidone–iodine mixtures in peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site care

Takashin Nakayama, Kohkichi Morimoto, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Naoki Washida, Ei Kusahana, Eriko Yoshida Hama, Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Shun Tonomura, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Akihito Hishikawa, Aika Hagiwara, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Jun Yoshino, Toshiaki Monkawa, Tadashi Yoshida, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Kaori Hayashi

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Association between serum sodium trajectory and mortality in patients with acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study

Shanhe Huang, Xiaojing Li, Baorong Chen, Yaqi Zhong, Yuewei Li, Tucheng Huang

Open Access Hematuria Case Report

Medullary sponge kidney with IgA nephropathy: a case report and literature review

Chuchu Zeng, Yunjie Jin, Yanzhe Wang, Dingyu Zhu, Zhigang Zhang, Xiaoxia Wang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Oxidative stress in patients with coronavirus disease and end-stage renal disease: a pilot study

Nam-Seon Beck, Yeonju Seo, Taesung Park, Sang‑Sin Jun, Joung-Il Im, Sae-Yong Hong

Open Access Arteriovenous Fistula Research

Global variations in funding and use of hemodialysis accesses: an international report using the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas

Anukul Ghimire, Samveg Shah, Utkarsh Chauhan, Kwaifa Salihu Ibrahim, Kailash Jindal, Rumeyza Kazancioglu, Valerie A. Luyckx, Jennifer M. MacRae, Timothy O. Olanrewaju, Robert R. Quinn, Pietro Ravani, Nikhil Shah, Stephanie Thompson, Somkanya Tungsanga, Tushar Vachharanjani, Silvia Arruebo, Fergus J. Caskey, Sandrine Damster, Jo-Ann Donner, Vivekanand Jha, Adeera Levin, Charu Malik, Masaomi Nangaku, Syed Saad, Marcello Tonelli, Feng Ye, Ikechi G. Okpechi, Aminu K. Bello, David W. Johnson

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Peruvian patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Darwin A. León-Figueroa, Edwin Aguirre-Milachay, Joshuan J. Barboza, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Laboratory-based surveillance of chronic kidney disease in people with private health coverage in Brazil

Farid Samaan, Rubens Carvalho Silveira, Amilton Mouro, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, Ricardo Sesso

Open Access Peritonitis Research

Peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: insights from a long-term analysis of an Italian center

Luca Nardelli, Antonio Scalamogna, Federico Ponzano, Anna Sikharulidze, Federica Tripodi, Simone Vettoretti, Carlo Alfieri, Giuseppe Castellano

Open Access Thrombotic Microangiopathy Case Report

An unusual case of adult-onset still’s disease complicated with anti-complement factor H antibodies associated atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Amelia Chien-Wei Chao, Wing-Fai Pang, Raymond Siu-Ming Wong, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto

Open Access Multiple Myeloma Case Report

A rare case of IgA lambda multiple myeloma in a 32-year-old woman with t(14;16) translocation associated with kidney injury and non-albumin proteinuria

Ranim Razzouk, Nour Khattab, Maysaa Hoteit, Hala Kfoury, Mustafa Saleh, Bassem Tanios, Jean El Cheikh, Samir Mallat

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Relationship between parity and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Japan considering hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and body mass index

Hongxin Wang, Noriyuki Iwama, Keiichi Yuwaki, You Nakamichi, Hirotaka Hamada, Hasumi Tomita, Kazuma Tagami, Rie Kudo, Natsumi Kumagai, Hirohito Metoki, Naoki Nakaya, Atsushi Hozawa, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Masatoshi Saito

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Heart failure subtype after acute kidney injury

Bethany C. Birkelo, Evan Brittain, Andrew Guide, Robert A. Greevy, Michael E. Matheny, Jeffrey Annis, Trey Richardson, Sarah Faubel, Edward D. Siew

Open Access Thrombotic Microangiopathy Case Report

Fruquintinib-induced renal-limited thrombotic microangiopathy: a case report

Ruiping Zhao, Ruichen Fan, Yan Pan, Yuze Han, Ying Wang, Weidong Chen

Open Access Fenofibrate Case Report

Lipoprotein glomerulopathy with markedly increased arterial stiffness successfully treated with a combination of fenofibrate and losartan: a case report

Junichiro Kato, Hideo Okonogi, Go Kanzaki, Haruki Katsumata, Yasuyuki Nakada, Makoto Sagasaki, Kazumasa Komine, Kenji Ito, Takao Saito, Akira Matsunaga, Koh Tokutou, Kazuho Honda, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo

Open Access Glomerulonephritis Research

Glomerular crescents are associated with the risk of type 2 diabetic kidney disease progression: a retrospective cohort study

Sohyun Bae, Donghwan Yun, Sung Woo Lee, Jong Hyun Jhee, Jung Pyo Lee, Tae Ik Chang, Jieun Oh, Young Joo Kwon, Sung Gyun Kim, Hajeong Lee, Dong Ki Kim, Kwon Wook Joo, Kyung Chul Moon, Ho Jun Chin, Seung Seok Han

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Trends and predictors of changes in renal function after radical nephrectomy for renal tumours

Yongchao Yan, Yunbo Liu, Bin Li, Shang Xu, Haotian Du, Xinning Wang, Yanjiang Li

Open Access Vaccination Research

18-month longitudinal SARS COV-2 neutralizing antibody dynamics in haemodialysis patients receiving heterologous 3-dose vaccination (AZD-1222- AZD-1222- BNT162b2) in a lower middle income setting

Ridma Prasadini Karunathilake, Roshan Athula Kumara, Amali Karunathilaka, Abdul Wahid Mohamed Wazil, Nishantha Nanayakkara, Chandana Keerthi Bandara, Rajitha Asanga Abeysekera, Faseeha Noordeen, Indika Bandara Gawarammana, Champa Neelakanthi Ratnatunga

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Frailty, but not cognitive impairment, improves mortality risk prediction among those with chronic kidney disease—a nationally representative study

Jingyao Hong, Nadia M. Chu, Samuel G. Cockey, Jane Long, Nicolai Cronin, Nidhi Ghildayal, Rasheeda K. Hall, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Jennifer Scherer, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco

Open Access Research

Validity and reliability of Persian version of Low Physical Activity Questionnaire (LoPAQ)

Mohammad Ali Tabibi, Rahele Samouei, Nasrin Salimian, Shahrzad Shahidi, Abdolamir Atapour, Farzad Nazemi, Mahsa Ghenaat, Saghar Nikbakht, Mahboobeh Hoseini Sarbazi, Mahsa Soleymany, Zahra Roshanaeian, Behnaz Khajeheian, Zahra Khaki, Ali Sadeghi Sokani, Reyhane Ebrahimi, Saghar Ahmadi

Open Access Research

Educational level and gender are associated with emotional well-being in a cohort of Dutch dialysis patients

Wisanne M. Bakker, Maurice Theunissen, Elife Öztürk, Elisabeth Litjens, Annemie Courtens, Marieke H. J. van den Beuken- van Everdingen, Marc H. Hemmelder

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Sex bias in prediction and diagnosis of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury

Sevag Demirjian, Anne Huml, Faisal Bakaeen, Emilio Poggio, Mariya Geube, Andrew Shaw, A. Marc Gillinov, Crystal A. Gadegbeku

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Plasma proenkephalin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin predict mortality in ICU patients with acute kidney injury

Mengqin Zhang, Yang Yang, Luqi Zhu, Ke Cui, Sheng Zhang, Yinghe Xu, Yongpo Jiang

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research

Characteristics and outcome of pregnancy-related acute kidney injury in a teaching hospital in a low-resource setting: a five-year retrospective review

Ephrem Berhe, Hale Teka, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Bisrat Tesfay Abera, Marta Abrha Gebru, Tsega Gebremariam, Mohammedtahir Yahya, Birhane Amare, Habtom Tadesse, Hagos Gidey, Fireweyni Tesfay, Mohamedawel Mohamedniguss Ebrahim, Rahel Kidanemariam, Awol Yemane Legesse

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.