The association of socioeconomic status on kidney transplant access and outcomes: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan
CONCLUSION: A relevant disparity exists in accessing kidney transplantation in Taiwan, depending on individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status. However, results post transplantation were not different after five years. Improved access to waitlisting, education, and welfare support may reduce disparities.PMID:38635122 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01928-5 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tung-Ling Chung Nai-Ching Chen Chun-Hao Yin Ching-Chih Lee Chien-Liang Chen Source Type: research
Body fat predicts urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Waist circumference, visceral fat area, and total fat mass, assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis, were predictors of urinary tract infection risk within the first three months after KTx.PMID:38630338 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01922-x (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Thaysa Sobral Antonelli Milena Dos Santos Mantovani Nyara Coelho de Carvalho Thom áz Eduardo Archangelo Marcos Ferreira Minicucci Sebasti ão Pires Ferreira Filho Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante Luis Gustavo Modelli de Andrade Nara Aline Costa Paulo Roberto Source Type: research
Low skeletal muscle mass index is independently associated with low bone mineral density in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective observational cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: In kidney transplant recipients, an independent association between lower bone mineral density and skeletal muscle mass index was observed in both sexes.PMID:38630339 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01931-w (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Morikuni Nishihira Yutaka Matsuoka Mayuko Hori Makoto Tsujita Kaoru Yasuda Satoshi Ashimine Kohei Ishiyama Kazuharu Uchida Kunio Morozumi Takaaki Kobayashi Source Type: research
ALECT2 amyloidosis with concurrent IgG4-related interstitial nephritis, membranous nephropathy and diabetic kidney disease: a case report and literature review
J Nephrol. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-01924-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeukocyte chemotactic factor-2 amyloidosis (ALECT2) is a recently described subtype of amyloidosis. IgG4-related disease is a rare fibroinflammatory condition characterized by dense interstitial lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates and fibrosis. Membranous nephropathy and diabetic nephropathy are common causes of nephrotic syndrome. Here we report a 49-year-old Hispanic male patient with diabetes mellitus who presented with jaundice and pruritus. IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis was diagnosed through laboratory workup and ampulla biopsy. He...
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Muhammad Shaheen Anchit Bharat Allon N Friedman Shunhua Guo Source Type: research
Uremic toxins and the brain in chronic kidney disease
J Nephrol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-01929-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have an increased risk for cognitive impairment compared to the general population. The risk is much higher in CKD patients who progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and require hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Multiple factors may contribute to cognitive impairment in CKD patients and in patients on chronic dialysis. However, the observation that, after kidney transplantation, there is an improvement in several cognitive performance markers and that some structural and functional brain abn...
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 16, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Maurizio Bossola Barbara Picconi Source Type: research
Uremic toxins and the brain in chronic kidney disease
J Nephrol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-01929-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have an increased risk for cognitive impairment compared to the general population. The risk is much higher in CKD patients who progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and require hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Multiple factors may contribute to cognitive impairment in CKD patients and in patients on chronic dialysis. However, the observation that, after kidney transplantation, there is an improvement in several cognitive performance markers and that some structural and functional brain abn...
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 16, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Maurizio Bossola Barbara Picconi Source Type: research
Improving outcomes in atherosclerotic renovascular disease: importance of clinical presentation and multi-disciplinary review
CONCLUSIONS: Multi-disciplinary team discussion successfully identified a group of patients more likely to benefit from revascularization based on 3 key factors: clinical presentation, severity of the renal artery lesion and the state of the kidney beyond the stenotic lesion. In this way, a large proportion of patients can clinically improve after revascularization if their outcomes are considered according to the nature of their clinical presentation.PMID:38594599 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01902-1 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Áine M de Bhailis Edward Lake Constantina Chrysochou Darren Green Rajkumar Chinnadurai Philip A Kalra Source Type: research
Hemodynamics in nutcracker syndrome: implications for diagnosis
CONCLUSIONS: Using computational fluid dynamics as a non-invasive instrument to obtain the hemodynamic characteristics of nutcracker syndrome is feasible and could provide insights into the pathological mechanisms of the nutcracker syndrome supporting clinicians in diagnosis.PMID:38594600 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01894-y (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hui Tang Xianchao Yu Qun Chen Yuexing Zhu Shikun Zhang Lu Tang Yinghong Zhao Gang Hua Jinqiu Hu Source Type: research
Association of kidney function with physical performance: the Maastricht study
CONCLUSIONS: Reduced eGFR and higher albuminuria levels were associated with worse physical performance, especially shorter 6-min walk distance and lower muscle strength. The relationship between eGFR and physical function was non-linear, with also high eGFR values being associated with worse performance, especially in the six-minute walk test.PMID:38594601 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01933-8 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ioannis Bellos Smaragdi Marinaki Pagona Lagiou Ioannis N Boletis Annemarie Koster Marleen M J van Greevenbroek Simone J P M Eussen Hans H C M Savelberg Anke Wesselius Vassiliki Benetou Source Type: research
Improving outcomes in atherosclerotic renovascular disease: importance of clinical presentation and multi-disciplinary review
CONCLUSIONS: Multi-disciplinary team discussion successfully identified a group of patients more likely to benefit from revascularization based on 3 key factors: clinical presentation, severity of the renal artery lesion and the state of the kidney beyond the stenotic lesion. In this way, a large proportion of patients can clinically improve after revascularization if their outcomes are considered according to the nature of their clinical presentation.PMID:38594599 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01902-1 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Áine M de Bhailis Edward Lake Constantina Chrysochou Darren Green Rajkumar Chinnadurai Philip A Kalra Source Type: research
Hemodynamics in nutcracker syndrome: implications for diagnosis
CONCLUSIONS: Using computational fluid dynamics as a non-invasive instrument to obtain the hemodynamic characteristics of nutcracker syndrome is feasible and could provide insights into the pathological mechanisms of the nutcracker syndrome supporting clinicians in diagnosis.PMID:38594600 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01894-y (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hui Tang Xianchao Yu Qun Chen Yuexing Zhu Shikun Zhang Lu Tang Yinghong Zhao Gang Hua Jinqiu Hu Source Type: research
Association of kidney function with physical performance: the Maastricht study
CONCLUSIONS: Reduced eGFR and higher albuminuria levels were associated with worse physical performance, especially shorter 6-min walk distance and lower muscle strength. The relationship between eGFR and physical function was non-linear, with also high eGFR values being associated with worse performance, especially in the six-minute walk test.PMID:38594601 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01933-8 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ioannis Bellos Smaragdi Marinaki Pagona Lagiou Ioannis N Boletis Annemarie Koster Marleen M J van Greevenbroek Simone J P M Eussen Hans H C M Savelberg Anke Wesselius Vassiliki Benetou Source Type: research
Improving outcomes in atherosclerotic renovascular disease: importance of clinical presentation and multi-disciplinary review
CONCLUSIONS: Multi-disciplinary team discussion successfully identified a group of patients more likely to benefit from revascularization based on 3 key factors: clinical presentation, severity of the renal artery lesion and the state of the kidney beyond the stenotic lesion. In this way, a large proportion of patients can clinically improve after revascularization if their outcomes are considered according to the nature of their clinical presentation.PMID:38594599 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01902-1 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Áine M de Bhailis Edward Lake Constantina Chrysochou Darren Green Rajkumar Chinnadurai Philip A Kalra Source Type: research
Hemodynamics in nutcracker syndrome: implications for diagnosis
CONCLUSIONS: Using computational fluid dynamics as a non-invasive instrument to obtain the hemodynamic characteristics of nutcracker syndrome is feasible and could provide insights into the pathological mechanisms of the nutcracker syndrome supporting clinicians in diagnosis.PMID:38594600 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01894-y (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hui Tang Xianchao Yu Qun Chen Yuexing Zhu Shikun Zhang Lu Tang Yinghong Zhao Gang Hua Jinqiu Hu Source Type: research
Association of kidney function with physical performance: the Maastricht study
CONCLUSIONS: Reduced eGFR and higher albuminuria levels were associated with worse physical performance, especially shorter 6-min walk distance and lower muscle strength. The relationship between eGFR and physical function was non-linear, with also high eGFR values being associated with worse performance, especially in the six-minute walk test.PMID:38594601 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01933-8 (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ioannis Bellos Smaragdi Marinaki Pagona Lagiou Ioannis N Boletis Annemarie Koster Marleen M J van Greevenbroek Simone J P M Eussen Hans H C M Savelberg Anke Wesselius Vassiliki Benetou Source Type: research
