Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease by Christopher R. Martens, David G. Edwards

“…The results of these studies suggest that endothelial dysfunction may become less reversible with advancing kidney disease. The purpose of this paper is to present the current literature pertaining to potential mechanisms of peripheral vascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease and to identify possible targets for treatment.…”
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QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN WITH GLOMERULAR KIDNEY DISEASES by A.G. Timofeeva, I.V. Vinyarskaya, T.V. Margieva, V.V. Chernikov

“…The paper presents the results of a study of the life quality of children with chronic kidney diseases using a questionnaire Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, which allows us to estimate the physical, emotional, social and role functioning. …”
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Kidney Disease after Heart and Lung Transplantation by Carlos M. Zapata, Hassan N. Ibrahim

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not only common after lung and heart transplantation but also is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to multiple pre-, peri- and post-transplant factors. …”
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Orthotopic Kidney Transplant as a Fifth Intra-Abdominal Organ after Two Previous Kidney and Two Previous Pancreas Transplants by Yazan Al-Adwan, Navdeep Singh, Amer Rajab, Musab Alebrahim, Jayanthan Subramanian, W. Kenneth Washburn, Farjad Siddiqui, Ashley Limkemann, Pranit N. Chotai, Austin Schenk

“…Gaining safe exposure in these cases can be complicated by history of prior laparotomy, adhesive disease, and other surgical histories. Case Presentation. A 58-year-old female with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease presented for surgical evaluation for kidney transplant. …”
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Adopting orphan deceased donor kidneys for transplantation by Armando Salim Munoz-Abraham, Mahmoud Morsi, Angel Alvarez, Jeffrey J. Gaynor, Giselle Guerra, Adela Mattiazzi, Rodrigo Vianna, Gaetano Ciancio

“…The non-use kidney pool presents a valuable opportunity for enhancing kidney utilization for transplantation and increasing organ availability. …”
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Impact of preterm birth on kidney health and development by Sara Deffrennes, Sara Deffrennes, Maissa Rayyan, Maissa Rayyan, Tom Fidlers, Lambertus van den Heuvel, Lambertus van den Heuvel, Elena Levtchenko, Fanny Oliveira Arcolino, Fanny Oliveira Arcolino

“…While extensive research has focused on the immediate complications associated with prematurity, emerging evidence suggests a link between prematurity and the development of kidney disease later in life. It has been demonstrated that the normal course of kidney development is interrupted in infants born prematurely, causing an overall decrease in functional nephrons. …”
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Mortality related to COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients, dialysis patients and patients with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study by Sara El Maakoul, Yassir Tahri, Ouzeddoun Naima, Benamar Loubna

“…Abstract Background Coronavirus disease, emerging in December 2019, is a viral infection with varied clinical presentations, often severe in those with co-morbidities like chronic kidney disease. …”
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Increasing donor kidney age significantly aggravates the negative effect of pretransplant donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies on kidney graft survival by Michiel G. H. Betjes, Judith A. Kal-van Gestel, Dave Roelen, Marcia M. L. Kho, Sebastian Heidt, Annelies E. de Weerd, Jacqueline van de Wetering

“…The preDSA-associated increase in graft failure was caused primarily by an increase in the incidence of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR), intragraft thrombosis, and primary non-function. These effects were observed more frequently in the deceased donor kidney transplantations compared to living donor kidney transplantations. …”
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Perrault syndrome: a forgotten presentation for infertile women by Manal Alkhonezan, Shahad Alkhonezan, Dania Al‐Jaroudi

“…Other laboratory tests, including bone mineral density, kidney and liver function, electrolytes, and lipid profile, showed mostly normal results, except for a slightly abnormal lipid profile with low high‐density lipoprotein and high low‐density lipoprotein levels. …”
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TWO CASES OF PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS PRESENTING WITH VERTEBRAL AMYLOIDOMA by Ebru Kavak Yavuz, Vehbi Demircan, Abdullah Karakus, Orhan Ayyildiz

“…The involvement of AL amyloidosis is in the heart, kidney, liver, nervous system and very rarely in the vertebral area. …”
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Bilateral renal lymphangiectasia- an unusual case of page kidney by Manu Jose Chirayath, H. Balabhaskar, C.H. Haris, Amal Mohan, Suman De, S. Govind

“…A 36-year-old female presented with bilateral flank pain, pedal oedema, and secondary hypertension due to Page kidney. …”
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Sirtuins in kidney homeostasis and disease: where are we now? by Zhongyu Fan, Xuejiao Wei, Xiaoyu Zhu, Yujun Du

“…Effective modulation of sirtuins expression and activity has been shown to improve renal function and attenuate the advancement of kidney diseases. …”
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Raising Awareness of Acute Kidney Injury: Unfolding the Truth by Aida Lydia

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused more than 800,000 deaths worldwide. Kidney involvement in patients with COVID-19 may present as proteinuria or hematuria and may lead to acute kidney injury (AKI). …”
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The results of kidney transplantation in elderly recipients with diabetes mellitus by M. Sh. Khubutiya, N. V. Shmarina, K. E. Lazareva, E. V. Migunova, A. I. Kazantsev, A. V. Pinchuk

“…The recipients did not show differences in the recovery of the transplanted kidney function depending on the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Authors declare no conflict of interest.…”
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Epidemiology and hospitalization costs of chronic kidney disease in Romania by Ildiko Aliz Bradacs, László-István Bába, László Lorenzovici, Andreea Mihaela Precup, Szabolcs Farkas- Ráduly, Gyongyi Tar, Vasile Nastase, Lucia Georgeta Daina, Raul Bozu, Gyula Jozsef Nagy, Dimitrie Cristian Siriopol, Dorel Sandesc, Ovidiu Horea Bedreag, Florin Buicu, Gabriel Mircescu, Gener Ismail

“…Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease or chronic renal failure is a progressive condition defined as abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present for longer than 3 months. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE EVALUATION IN RECIPIENTS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION by E. P. Volynchik, M. M. Kaabak, I. I. Stenina, E. M. Balakirev, V. A. Goryainov

“…Obviously, quality of life of recipients with functioning transplanted kidney is undoubtedly of scientific interest and needs further extended studies that might contribute to better interpretation of long-term results after kidney transplantation.…”
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ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES by J. D. Kobalava, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, S. V. Villevalde, A. E. Soloveva, I. M. Amirbegishvili

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. …”
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Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Inflammation by Kerstin Benz, Karl-Friedrich Hilgers, Christoph Daniel, Kerstin Amann

“…Cardiovascular complications are extremely frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and death from cardiac causes is the most common cause of death in this particular population. …”
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Acute kidney injury caused by ureteral obstruction after Deflux® injection treatment for vesicoureteral reflux after pediatric kidney transplantation: a case report by Yujiro Aoki, Yuko Hamasaki, Junya Hashimoto, Ayuko Zaitsu, Maho Maeda, Masaki Muramatsu, Takeshi Kawamura, Seiichiro Shishido, Ken Sakai

“…Exacerbation of hydronephrosis of the transplanted kidney was not observed, and the graft function was stable. …”
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Primary Renal Lymphoma Presenting as End-Stage Renal Disease by Lavjay Butani, Jonathan Ducore

“…Herein we report a child who presented with seemingly advanced chronic kidney disease and was eventually diagnosed with primary lymphoma. …”
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