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18 Jul 2014

Chronic Kidney Disease – Where Next? Predicting Outcomes and Planning Care Pathways

With the introduction of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative chronic kidney disease (CKD) guidelines, CKD has been…
18 Jul 2014

No Added Mortality Benefit From Current Approaches to Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU Patients

Hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI), a common and harmful renal disorder, is an independent risk factor for short-term and long-term mortality…
18 Jul 2014

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Renal Denervation: Current Evidences and Open Questions

Renal denervation (RD) is a new clinical procedure which aims to treat resistant hypertensive patients. As with every new technology introduced into the…
18 Jul 2014

Chronic Renal Allograft Dysfunction Antibody-Mediated: An Update

This paper reviews the most important studies on chronic antibody-mediated rejection (cABMR), which is an important cause of late graft dysfunction after…
18 Jul 2014

Pregnancy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Nephritis

Pregnancy in patients with lupus nephritis is a challenging clinical situation. Although not absolutely contraindicated, it is associated with increased…
18 Jul 2014

The Use of Vaptans in Hyponatraemia

Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder in clinical practice. It is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital…
18 Jul 2014

Cardiovascular Remodelling In Chronic Kidney Disease

Left ventricular (LV) structure and function abnormalities are frequent in patients with chronic uraemia; these disorders increase the risk of…
14 Jul 2014

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: What Do We Need To Know For Counselling?

In the new millennium, few kidney diseases changed their perspectives as much as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). New diagnostic…