Clinical kidney journal
Oct 26, 2021
BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is not uniquely observed in uraemic patients, as some cases have also been reported in patients with normal renal function or moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), in association with severe vasculopathy or systemic inflamm...
Clinical kidney journal
Sep 28, 2021
INTRODUCTION: In Japan, dialyzers are classified based on β-microglobulin clearance. Type I dialyzers are classified as low-flux dialyzers (<10 mL/min clearance), type II and III as high-flux dialyzers (≥10 to <30 mL/min and ≥30 to <50 mL/min clearan...
Clinical kidney journal
Dec 29, 2020
BACKGROUND: The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a biomarker not only for kidney function, but also for major clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the patterns of mortality across the entire eGFR percentile spectrum using a populatio...
Clinical kidney journal
Dec 25, 2020
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is an essential parameter in the prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to explore whether lipid profiles could predict major outcomes in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Clinical kidney journal
Dec 23, 2020
BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery (BS) has been postulated as the most effective measure for weight reduction. Weight loss improves metabolic parameters and exerts changes in renal function that lead to the amelioration of absolute or relative glomerular...
Clinical kidney journal
Dec 12, 2020
BACKGROUND: The effect of early initiation of dialysis on outcomes of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains controversial. We conducted this study to investigate the association between the timing of peritoneal dialysis (PD) initiation...
Clinical kidney journal
Dec 6, 2020
BACKGROUND: Urine concentrating defect is a common dysfunction in ciliopathies, even though its underlying mechanism and its prognostic meaning are largely unknown. This study assesses renal function in a cohort of 54 Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) indi...
Clinical kidney journal
Nov 26, 2020
Anaemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this setting, iron deficiency is frequent because of the combination of increased iron needs to sustain erythropoiesis with increased iron losses. Over the years, evidence has accum...
Clinical kidney journal
Nov 9, 2020
BACKGROUND: Health claims data may be an efficient and easily accessible source to study chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence in a nationwide population. Our aim was to study Dutch claims data for their ability to identify CKD patients in differen...
Clinical kidney journal
Nov 3, 2020
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and underrecognized [1, 2]. Determining risk factors for cognitive impairment and whether speed of CKD progression is an important consideration may help identify cognitive im...