Plasma galectin-3 is associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate in chronic HIV by Diana L. Vares-Lum, Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco, Juwon Park, Eduardo Manzano, Michael Ortega, Dominic C. Chow, Cecilia Shikuma

“…Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have higher rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with HIV-uninfected individuals. …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and future risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3: a nationwide pros... by Gaoshu Zheng, Jijie Jin, Fei Wang, Qianrong Zheng, Jiaxin Shao, Jiangnan Yao, Pan Huang, Hao Zhou, Jianghua Zhou

“…Abstract Background As an emerging concept, Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) elucidates the intricate interconnection between metabolic disorders(Mets), cardiovascular disease(CVD), and chronic kidney disease(CKD). Within this context, while numerous studies have demonstrated a correlation between the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) and CVD, the precise relationship between long-term fluctuations in the AIP and the incidence of CVD in patients with CKM syndrome remains unclear. …”
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CKD patients comorbid with hypertension are associated with imbalanced gut microbiome by Pan Wang, Yang Shen, Kaixin Yan, Siyuan Wang, Jie Jiao, Hongjie Chi, Jiuchang Zhong, Qianmei Sun, Ying Dong, Jing Li

“…Summary: Intestinal flora has been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, respectively. …”
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Palliative care needs and quality of life among adults with advanced chronic illnesses in low-income communities of Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Maruf Hasan, Taifur Rahman, Alounoud Almarzooqi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Heba Hijazi, Mohamad Alameddine

“…We found that 10.3% of patients with chronic illness required PC, particularly cancer patients (87%) and those with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (53.3%). The APOS scores indicated that family anxiety (48.6%) was the most burdensome issue, followed by severe pain (15.5%), severe worry about illness (22.4%), and feelings of life being unworthy (9.4%). …”
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Association of Haemostatic and Inflammatory Biomarkers with Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Caroline Pereira Domingueti, Rodrigo Bastos Fóscolo, Janice Sepúlveda Reis, Fernanda Magalhães Freire Campos, Luci Maria S. Dusse, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Karina Braga Gomes, Ana Paula Fernandes

“…This study aimed at investigating the association between haemostatic biomarkers, proinflammatory, and anti-inflammatory cytokines with chronic kidney disease in type 1 diabetic patients. Patients were divided into two groups: with nephropathy (albuminuria ≥ 30 mg/g and/or GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2), n=65; and without nephropathy (albuminuria < 30 mg/g and GFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2), n=60. …”
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Characteristics, Mortality, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: A Reference Single-Center Cohort Study from Poland by Michał Kania, Konrad Mazur, Michał Terlecki, Bartłomiej Matejko, Jerzy Hohendorff, Zlata Chaykivska, Mateusz Fiema, Marianna Kopka, Małgorzata Kostrzycka, Magdalena Wilk, Tomasz Klupa, Przemysław Witek, Barbara Katra, Marek Klocek, Marek Rajzer, Maciej T. Malecki

“…In a multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with a higher risk of death were age >65 years, glycaemia >10 mmol/L, CRP and D-dimer level, prehospital insulin and loop diuretic use, presence of heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Factors contributing to lower mortality were in-hospital use of statin, thiazide diuretic, and calcium channel blocker. …”
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Nonlinear associations of the hs-CRP/HDL-C index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and advanced liver fibrosis in US adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2... by Bin Liang, Xue Qiu, Jiansheng Huang, Yequan Lu, Hairong Shen, Jianchao Ma, Yongyu Chen

“…Additionally, significant interactions were observed between MASLD and covariates such as gender, smoking status, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cancer. Similarly, the hs-CRP/HDL-C index exhibited positive correlations with advanced liver fibrosis across diverse subgroups, with notable interactions related to cancer. …”
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DKK3 promotes renal fibrosis by increasing MFF-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in Wnt/β-catenin pathway-dependent manner by Jianling Song, Yanxia Chen, Yan Chen, Minzi Qiu, Wenliu Xiang, Ben Ke, Xiangdong Fang

“…Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) lacks effective treatments and renal fibrosis (RF) is one of CKD’s outcomes. …”
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Spot Urine Estimations Are Equivalent to 24-Hour Urine Assessments of Urine Protein Excretion for Predicting Clinical Outcomes by Boon Wee Teo, Ping Tyug Loh, Weng Kin Wong, Peh Joo Ho, Kwok Pui Choi, Qi Chun Toh, Hui Xu, Sharon Saw, Titus Lau, Sunil Sethi, Evan J. C. Lee

“…The use of spot urine protein to creatinine ratios in estimating 24 hr urine protein excretion rates for diagnosing and managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) predated the standardization of creatinine assays. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…In addition, a 5/6 nephrectomy (5/6 Nx) rat model and cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) were used to verify the effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and sepsis on CD73-adenosine signaling.Results: Decreased CD73+ T cells were independently associated with increased infection risk over one and three years. …”
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Pengaruh Prediksi Missing Value pada Klasifikasi Decision Tree C4.5 by Aji Seto Arifianto, Kursita Dewi Safitri, Khafidurrohman Agustianto, I Gede Wiryawan

“…This study conducted a trial on the development of the C4.5 rule decision tree for chronic kidney disease data. The dataset consisted of 400 records, 24 attributes and 1 target class. …”
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) trends in Sri Lanka: insights from a hospital-based seroprevalence analysis by Narapity Pathirannehalage Sunil-Chandra, Madawala Vithanage Madusha Lakmali Jayasundara, Maththe Gama Ralalage Shobha Sanjeewani Gunathilaka, Suduwa Dewage Himal Suminda

“…Methods A total of 820 blood samples obtained from 820 participants of selected low and high-risk populations in Sri Lanka, namely; hospital inpatients (n = 200), antenatal women (n = 80), blood donors (n = 80), cancer patients (n = 200), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) clinic attendees (n = 160) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients on haemodialysis (n = 100) were tested for IgG antibodies against HCMV by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). …”
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Cardiovascular Profile and Cardiovascular Imaging After Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review by Mihaela Toader, Liliana Gheorghe, Costin Chirica, Ionuț-Alexandru Ghicu, Sabina-Ioana Chirica, Andreea Isabela Mazga, Danisia Haba, Mădălina Maxim, Ancuța Andreea Miler, Daniela Crișu, Mihai Ștefan Cristian Haba, Daniel Vasile Timofte

“…Additionally, obesity contributes to an increased probability of developing certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, urinary incontinence, and chronic kidney disease. In this review, we focused especially on the cardiovascular status of obese patients who underwent bariatric procedures. …”
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Blood pressure control with active ultrafiltration measures and without antihypertensives is essential for survival in hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis programs for patients with... by Franklin Geovany Mora-Bravo, Pamela Tatiana Morales Torres, Nelson Rojas Campoverde, Guillermina Lucía Blum Carcelen, Juan Cristobal Santacruz Mancheno, Ángel Cristóbal Santacruz Tipanta, Hector Perez-Grovas, Willan Patricio Robles Abarca

“…Abstract Background High blood pressure is a prevalent condition in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Adequate control of high blood pressure is essential to reducing deaths in this group. …”
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The influencing factors of the erythropoietin resistance index and its association with all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Xinju Zhao, Liangying Gan, Fan Fan Hou, Xinling Liang, Xiaonong Chen, Yuqing Chen, Zhaohui Ni, Li Zuo

“…Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease with major option treatment of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). …”
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Risedronate Attenuates Podocyte Injury in Phosphate Transporter-Overexpressing Rats by Yohei Asada, Takeshi Takayanagi, Tsukasa Kawakami, Eisuke Tomatsu, Atsushi Masuda, Yasumasa Yoshino, Sahoko Sekiguchi-Ueda, Megumi Shibata, Tomihiko Ide, Hajime Niimi, Eishin Yaoita, Yusuke Seino, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Atsushi Suzuki

“…Osteoporosis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are becoming common in our superaging society. …”
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Development of Renal Failure without Proteinuria in a Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: An Unusual Presentation of AL Kappa Amyloidosis by Yijuan Sun, Amarpreet Sandhu, Darlene Gabaldon, Jonathan Danaraj, Karen S. Servilla, Antonios H. Tzamaloukas

“…For the first eight years, he had stable stage III chronic kidney disease attributed to bladder outlet obstruction secondary to prostatic malignancy. …”
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Association between Metformin and a Lower Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Yu-Yen Chen, Ying-Cheng Shen, Yun-Ju Lai, Chun-Yuan Wang, Keng-Hung Lin, Shih-Chao Feng, Chiao-Ying Liang, Li-Chen Wei, Pesus Chou

“…Confounders included for adjustment were age, sex, and comorbidities (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, and insulin treatment). Furthermore, propensity score (PS) matching method was used to choose the matched sample, and PS-adjusted Cox regression was performed. …”
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Serum Cystatin C and Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Potential Inflammatory Biomarker in Predicting Critical Illness and Mortality for Adult Patients by Dan Chen, Wenwu Sun, Jia Li, Bohua Wei, Wei Liu, Xiaopin Wang, Fan Song, Liangkai Chen, Junhui Yang, Li Yu

“…In the adjusted logistic regression analyses, the highest cystatin C level and ln-transformed cystatin C levels were independently associated with the risks of developing critically ill COVID-19 and all-cause death either in overall patients or in patients without chronic kidney disease (P values < 0.05). As a potential inflammatory marker, increasing baseline levels of serum cystatin C might independently predict adverse outcomes for COVID-19 patients. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Patients by Gysllene M. C. Brito, Andrea M. M. Fontenele, Erika Cristina R. L. Carneiro, Iara Antonia L. Nogueira, Tamires B. Cavalcante, André A. M. Vale, Sally Cristina M. Monteiro, Natalino Salgado Filho

“…A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 85 patients at different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), treated at the Kidney Disease Prevention Center of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão. …”
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