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  1. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health concern associated with a high prevalence of carotid plaques, which are indicators of atherosclerosis and predictors of adverse cardiovascular outcom...

    Authors: Li Wang, Jialin Wang, Jun Ji, Fangfang Xiang, Lin Zhang, Xiaotian Jiang, Yi Fang, Xiaoqiang Ding and Wuhua Jiang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:374
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  2. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is frequently observed in hospitalized patients in intensive care units, often caused by renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). IRI disrupts the function of various ‘remote organs’ ...

    Authors: Shadan Saberi, Hamid Najafipour, Mohammad Amin Rajizadeh, Abbas Etminan, Elham Jafari and Maryam Iranpour
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:373
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  3. Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses comparing Hemodiafiltration (HDF) with conventional hemodialysis (HD) on the effectiveness of HDF for mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) ...

    Authors: Yifan Zhu, Juan Li, Hulin Lu, Zhanqin Shi and Xiaoyi Wang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:372
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  4. Chronic renal failure poses a significant global health challenge, exerting a substantial burden on both patients and their caregivers. Hemodialysis, a common treatment for end-stage renal disease, imposes ext...

    Authors: Nader Ghenaati, Hamid Reza Zendehtalab, Mohammad Namazinia and Masoud Zare
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:371
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  5. Pemetrexed is combined with cisplatin to treat cancer. Whether pemetrexed-cisplatin combination chemotherapy exacerbates cisplatin nephrotoxicity is unclear. Here, we investigated kidney injury in mice adminis...

    Authors: Samson A. Iwhiwhu, Ravi Kumar, Abdul H. Khan, Jeremiah M. Afolabi, Jada D. Williams, Julia E. de la Cruz and Adebowale Adebiyi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:370
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  6. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a measure of atherosclerotic vascular disease and a surrogate biomarker for cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Mineral and bone disorder...

    Authors: Retno Palupi-Baroto, Kristia Hermawan, Indah Kartika Murni, Tiara Nurlita, Yuli Prihastuti, Ira Puspitawati, Chika Carnation Tandri and Cahyani Gita Ambarsari
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:369
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  7. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive disorder that often leads to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), necessitating hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Fatigue is a prevalent and debilitating symptom among HD pa...

    Authors: Moein Alishahi, Seyed Reza Mazloum, Samira Mohajer and Mohammad Namazinia
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:368
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  8. Onconephrology is a growing discipline that aims to improve the management of patients with cancer and kidney disease. If kidney histology is an essential key, the anatomopathological data remain weak although...

    Authors: Victor Gueutin, Aurore Cardineau, Alexis Mathian, Antoine Lanot, François Comoz, Isabelle Brocheriou and Hassan Izzedine
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:367
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  9. Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a clinical challenge in kidney failure. INSPIRE group assessed if machine learning could determine a hemodialysis (HD) patient’s 180-day GIB hospitalization risk.

    Authors: John W. Larkin, Suman Lama, Sheetal Chaudhuri, Joanna Willetts, Anke C. Winter, Yue Jiao, Manuela Stauss-Grabo, Len A. Usvyat, Jeffrey L. Hymes, Franklin W. Maddux, David C. Wheeler, Peter Stenvinkel and Jürgen Floege
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:366
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  10. Although peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an efficient therapy for renal replacement, the long-term survival rate of patients undergoing PD remains low. The platelet-to-albumin ratio (PAR), recently identified as a...

    Authors: Huijuan Ma, Jiexin Chen, Xiaojiang Zhan, Shuilian Ao, Jihong Deng, Ruiying Tang, Fenfen Peng, Na Tian, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoran Feng, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Xianfeng Wu, Qian Zhou and Qingdong Xu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:365
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  12. BK-polyomavirus (BKpyV) nephropathy (BKVN) is associated with end-stage kidney disease in kidney and non-kidney solid organ transplantation, with no curative treatment.

    Authors: Florent Von Tokarski, François Parquin, Antoine Roux, Victor Hayem, Thibault Kerdiles, Marion Rabant, Pierre Isnard, Alexandre Loupy, Cyril Fourniol, Leila Tricot, Clément Picard, Alexandre Hertig and Julie Oniszczuk
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:363
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  13. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), the durability of patient adherence to fluid and dietary restrictions may depend on the degree to which they have hope that they will enjoy life. Previous cross-sectional studi...

    Authors: Noriaki Kurita, Takafumi Wakita, Shino Fujimoto, Mai Yanagi, Kenichiro Koitabashi, Masahiko Yazawa, Tomo Suzuki, Hiroo Kawarazaki, Yoshitaka Ishibashi and Yugo Shibagaki
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:362
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  14. The present retrospective cohort study focused on evaluating the effects of fluctuations in serum uric acid (SUA) on a mildly reduced glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in a population with a normal eGFR in Uru...

    Authors: Na Li, Jianrong Wu, Jing Chen, Yajing Cui, Yunjie Teng and Xiaoping Yang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:361
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  16. Altitude influences bicarbonate levels, it is a variable that is hardly considered in diagnosing Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA), so it should be a factor to consider when diagnosing this pathology, especially at...

    Authors: Francisco H. Negrete-Pedraza, Víctor Garcia-Nieto, Carlos A. Castro-Fuentes and Omar E. Valencia-Ledezma
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:359
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  17. Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio (SHR) reflects the acute blood glucose variation in critically ill conditions. However, its prognostic value in chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains understudied. This study aimed to...

    Authors: Shuoyan An, Zixiang Ye, Wuqiang Che, Yanxiang Gao, Jingyi Ren, Jiahui Li and Jingang Zheng
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:358
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  18. The prevalence of possible sarcopenia is notably high among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Possible sarcopenia, defined as a decrease in muscle strength and/or somatic function, is an early and rever...

    Authors: Ying Zeng, Yang Chen, Yujie Yang, Ying Qiu, Ping Fu and Huaihong Yuan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:357
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  19. Kuwait has a large expatriate community who experience both restricted access to public health services and lower income than Kuwaiti citizens. Given these conditions, we examined differences in characteristic...

    Authors: Ali AlSahow, Anas AlYousef, Nasser AlSabti, Bassam AlHelal, Heba AlRajab, Ahmed AlQallaf, Yousif Bahbahani, Abdulrahman AlKandari, Ahmad Mazroue, Noha Dewidar, Gamal Nessim, Ahmad Atef Mekky, Mohamed Sherif, Hesham Zamel, Ahmed Abdalla and Rajeev Kumar
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:356
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  20. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the predominant primary glomerulonephritis globally and remains a subject of active research with a focus on understanding its course and prognosis. Although vascular les...

    Authors: Hyeon Tae Yang, Tae In Park, Yong-Jin Kim, Mee-seon Kim, Sun-Hee Park, Jeong-Hoon Lim, Yoo Na Kang, DongJa Kim and Man-Hoon Han
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:355
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  21. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) contributes to decreased life expectancy. We examined the association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), non-leisure-time physical activity (non-LTPA) and kidney function.

    Authors: Ippei Chiba, Naoki Nakaya, Mana Kogure, Rieko Hatanaka, Kumi Nakaya, Sayuri Tokioka, Tomohiro Nakamura, Satoshi Nagaie, Soichi Ogishima, Taku Obara, Toshimi Sato, Nobuo Fuse, Yoko Izumi, Shinichi Kuriyama and Atsushi Hozawa
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:354
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  23. There is a need to develop accurate and reliable non-invasive methods to evaluate chronic kidney disease (CKD) status and assess disease progression. Given it is recognized that dysregulation in metabolic path...

    Authors: Henry H. L. Wu, Malcolm Possell, Long The Nguyen, Wenbo Peng, Carol A. Pollock and Sonia Saad
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:352
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  24. Difelikefalin is a selective kappa opioid receptor agonist that is approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease in adults undergoing hemodialysis (HD). In th...

    Authors: Robert H. Spencer, Patrick K. Noonan, Thomas Marbury and Frédérique Menzaghi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:351
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  25. The objective of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of stress management training, grounded in Lazarus and Folkman’s stress management model, on reducing caregiving burden and perceived stress a...

    Authors: Ramisa Khouban-Shargh, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Saeed Ghasempour, Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad and Ali Abbasi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:350
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  26. In-center hemodialysis (IHD) is the most common dialysis modality. Assisted peritoneal dialysis (assPD) is an option for frail and/or incapacitated patients. Both modalities can be used to alleviate uremic sym...

    Authors: Helena Rydell, Mårten Segelmark and Naomi Clyne
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:349
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  27. Previous research introduced V-PFCRC as an effective spot urinary dilution adjustment method for various metal analytes, including the major environmental toxin arsenic. V-PFCRC normalizes analytes to 1 g/L cr...

    Authors: Thomas Clemens Carmine
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:348
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Nephrology 2024 25:431

  28. Primary aldosteronism (PA), which is present in 5–18% of hypertensive patients, is a leading cause of secondary hypertension. Adrenalectomy is often recommended for patients with unilateral primary aldosteroni...

    Authors: Chu-Wen Fang, Hui-Lung Hsieh, Shuo-Meng Wang, Kuo-How Huang, Kang-Yung Peng, Yen-Hung Lin, Vin-Cent Wu and Jeff S. Chueh
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:347
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  31. Kidney disease is a common complication of multiple myeloma (MM) and a risk factor for increased morbimortality. In this retrospective cohort study based on medical records, we analyzed the kidney function of ...

    Authors: Bruno Nogueira Cesar, Walter Moises Tobias Braga, Nelson Hamerschlak and Marcelino de Souza Durão Junior
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:344
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  32. The rise in risk factors like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus has partly led to the increase in the number of patients affected by chronic kidney disease, affecting an estimated 843 million people...

    Authors: Sisay Deme, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Abayneh Alamer, Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Tesfalem Yitbarek and Mohammad Sidiq
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:343
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  33. Hypertensive emergency is a critical disease that causes multiple organ injuries. Although the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) is enormously activated in this disorder, whether the RAS contributes t...

    Authors: Akihiro Miyake, Keita Endo, Koichi Hayashi, Taro Hirai, Yuki Hara, Keisuke Takano, Takehiro Horikawa, Kaede Yoshino, Masahiro Sakai, Koichi Kitamura, Shinsuke Ito, Naohiko Imai, Shigeki Fujitani and Toshihiko Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:342
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  35. Mutation of MMACHC gene causes cobalamin C disease (cblC), an inherited metabolic disorder, which presents as combined methylmalonic aciduria (MMA-uria) and hyperhomocysteinaemia in clinical. Renal complications ...

    Authors: Daorina Bao, Hongyu Yang, Yanqi Yin, Suxia Wang, Yang Li, Xin Zhang, Tao Su, Rong Xu, Chunyue Li and Fude Zhou
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:340
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  36. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses significant health risks due to its asymptomatic nature in early stages and its association with increased cardiovascular and kidney events. Early detection and management ar...

    Authors: Takahiro Miki, Toshiya Sakoda, Kojiro Yamamoto, Kento Takeyama, Yuta Hagiwara and Takahiro Imaizumi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:339
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  37. Inconsistent study results and contradictory recommendations from health authorities regarding the use of apixaban in patients on hemodialysis have generated considerable uncertainty among clinicians, making i...

    Authors: Simeon Schietzel, Andreas Limacher, Matthias B. Moor, Cecilia Czerlau, Uyen Huynh-Do, Bruno Vogt, Fabienne Aregger and Dominik E. Uehlinger
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:338
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  39. Glomerular diseases, encompassing primary and secondary forms, pose significant morbidity and mortality risks. Despite their impact, little is known about critically ill patients with primary glomerulopathy ad...

    Authors: Nicoli Ferri Revoredo Coutinho and Alexandre Braga Libório
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:336
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  40. Reduced quality of life is associated with shorter survival in chronic illnesses. However, the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and social reinsertion of patients on maintenance haemodialysis is much mor...

    Authors: Denis Georges Teuwafeu, Mervis Sehbing, Marie-Patrice Halle, Maimouna Mahamat, Hermine Fouda and Gloria Ashuntantang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:335
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  41. Urolithiasis, the presence of stones in the urinary tract, has been linked to various clinical features and reported as a worldwide health concern. Its prevalence varies across different regions as well as pop...

    Authors: Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Mekonnen Belete, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa and Amare Abera Tareke
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:334
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  42. People with diabetes are much more likely to develop acute kidney injury (AKI) than people without diabetes. Low 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations increased the risk of AKI in specific populations....

    Authors: Xiao-Hua Li, Yu-Zhen Luo, Man-Qiu Mo, Tian-Yun Gao, Zhen-Hua Yang and Ling Pan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:333
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  43. Patients with chronic kidney disease frequently face various nutritional and metabolic problems that necessitate the use of multiple medications. This multiple drug use can lead to several drug-related problem...

    Authors: Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke, Rahel Belete Abebe, Samuel Agegnew Wondm and Bantayehu Addis Tegegne
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:332
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  44. Despite efforts to improve the management of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in literature, temporary CVCs continue to be used for maintenance hemodialysis outside of acute care settings, parti...

    Authors: Renz Michael Pasilan, Isabelle Dominique Tomacruz-Amante and Coralie Therese Dimacali
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:331
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  45. In patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), muscle mass is inversely associated with mortality. Although muscle mass can be estimated with 24-h urinary creatinine excretion (UCE), its use for risk p...

    Authors: Meint Volbeda, Hendrik W. Zijlstra, Adrian Post, Jenny E. Kootstra-Ros, Peter H. J. van der Voort, Casper F. M. Franssen and Maarten W. Nijsten
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:330
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  46. Birt-Hogg-Dube (BHD) syndrome is a rare genetic condition associated with the development of renal tumors. This study aims to determine typical age ranges for detecting renal abnormalities, risk factors for tu...

    Authors: Supiya Kijlertsuphasri, Tananchai Petnak and Teng Moua
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:329
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  47. To explore the value of tissue quantitative diffusion analysis of ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).

    Authors: Dan-ling Zhang, Sheng Chen, Jia-ming Xu, Na-Lin, Hai-yan Wu, Jin-mei Zhou, Zhao-ping Chen, Xu-ri Huang, Li-xin Wei and Dai-xiang Liu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:328
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  48. We evaluated the efficacy of different immunosuppressive regimens in patients with primary membranous nephropathy in a large national cohort.

    Authors: Ayşe Serra Artan, Şafak Mirioğlu, Rabia Hacer Hocaoğlu, Kenan Turgutalp, Saide Elif Güllülü Boz, Necmi Eren, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Sami Uzun, Gülizar Şahin, Sim Kutlay, Şimal Köksal Cevher, Hamad Dheir, Mürvet Yılmaz, Taner Baştürk, Erhan Tatar, İlhan Kurultak…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:327
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  49. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) causes numerous physical and psychological problems in patients, so that they must adhere to their treatment regimen to recover their disease, alleviate these problems, and incre...

    Authors: Fahimeh Saedi, Mahlagha Dehghan, Najmeh Mohammadrafie, Xiao Xu, Alaa Hamza Hermis and Mohammad Ali Zakeri
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:326
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  50. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most prevalent hereditary kidney disease, characterized by enlarged kidneys with numerous cysts, high blood pressure, and a variety of extrarenal com...

    Authors: Sylvain Bodard, Rim Nabbout, Olivier Hélénon and Bertrand Knebelmann
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:325
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Nephrology 2024 25:448

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