BACKGROUND: Medium cut-off hemodialysis (MCO-HD) improves removal of middle molecules (MM) uremic toxins. The effects of the novel super high-flux vitamin E-coated (SHFVE) dialyzer on MM removal and biocompatibility parameters including inflammation ...
BACKGROUND: Antibody response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after mRNA or adenoviral vector-based vaccines is weak in kidney transplant (KT) patients. However, few studies have focused on humoral response after ...
BACKGROUND: Race coefficients of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) formulas may be partially responsible for racial inequality in preemptive listing for kidney transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Studies examining associations between metabolic acidosis and cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease (CKD) have shown conflicting results and have not differentiated between normal anion gap (hyperchloremic) acidosis and high ani...
BACKGROUND: Timely diagnosis and treatment of stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) can prevent further loss of kidney function and progression to kidney failure. However, contemporary data on the global prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 CKD are scarc...
BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage kidney disease; however, few small studies have examined this association in patients with earlier phases of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We stu...
The revolution in our ability to recognize the alterations in fundamental biology brought about by disease has fostered a renewed interest in precision or personalized medicine ('the right treatment, or diagnostic test, for the right patient at the r...
Classically described in renal allografts, BK virus nephropathy is increasingly recognized in native kidneys of other non-renal solid organ transplants. We discuss a 68-year-old woman with a history of bilateral lung transplant referred for worsening...
BACKGROUND: A randomized controlled trial demonstrated a beneficial effect of corticosteroids (CS) + cyclophosphamide followed by azathioprine in progressive immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Although treatment with CS and mycophenolic acid analog...