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Calciphylaxis cutis is characterized by media calcification of arteries and, most prominently, of cutaneous and subcutaneous arterioles occurring in renal insufficiency patients.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:8
Renal involvement in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection has been suggested to be due to a variety of immunological processes. However, the precise mechanism by which the kidneys are damaged in t...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:7
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by inflammatory serositis (fever, peritonitis, synovitis and pleuritis). The gene locus responsible for FMF was identified in ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:6
The use and possible effects of factors known to improve outcomes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus associated nephropathy (HIVAN), namely of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE) and anti...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:5
Oxidative stress may play a critical role in the vascular disease of end stage renal failure and hemodialysis patients. Studies, analyzing either discrete analytes and antioxidant substances, or the integrated...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:4
As EPO treatment of chronic anemia of advanced renal disease is now the standard of care we examined if such treatment may slow the progression of renal function decline.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:3
Atherosclerotic ischemic renal disease is a frequent cause of end-stage renal failure leading to dialysis among the elderly; Its prevalence is inferred from autopsy or retrospective arteriographic studies. Thi...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:2
The incidence and risk factors for hospitalized atrial fibrillation have not been previously assessed in a national population of dialysis patients.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2003 4:1
The national incidence of and risk factors for hospitalized poisonings in renal transplant recipients has not been reported.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:10
There is little information on how target lipid levels can be achieved in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in a systematic, multidisciplinary fashion.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:9
Nephropathic cystinosis is an autosomal recessive disease resulting from intracellular accumulation of cystine leading to multiple organ failure.
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:8
The patient characteristics and mortality associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD) have not been characterized for a national sample of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on the ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:7
The greater susceptibility of children to renal injury in post-diarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) may be related, at least in part, to heightened renal cell sensitivity to the cytotoxic effect of Shiga ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:6
In the United States, transjugular renal biopsies using the Quickcore™ side cut needle system have previously been described primarily for transjugular renal biopsy in patients with concurrent liver and kidney...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:5
Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life threatening condition usually occurring in diabetics. Management of this condition has traditionally been aggressive and surgery is considered mandatory. Howeve...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:4
Although previous research has demonstrated that referral to pre-dialysis clinics is associated with favourable objective outcomes, the benefit of a pre-dialysis clinic from the perspective of patient-perceive...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:3
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are routinely prescribed to patients with chronic kidney disease because of their known renoprotective effects. We evaluated the effect of short-term therapy with the a...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:2
Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is the second most common cause of end-stage renal failure in the United States. The mechanism by which hypertension produces renal failure is incompletely understood. Recent evide...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2002 3:1
Icodextrin is a high molecular weight, starch-derived glucose polymer, which is capable of inducing sustained ultrafiltration over prolonged (12–16 hour) peritoneal dialysis (PD) dwells. The aim of this study ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2001 2:2
It is well established that ACE-inhibitors should be avoided in patients with renal artery stenosis. In recent years it has also been recommended that caution should be demonstrated when angiotensin II blocker...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2001 2:1
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for allograft rejection, possibly related to peri-operative hyperglycaemia. Hyperglycaemia is also common following transplantation in patients without diabetes. We h...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2000 1:1
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