Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sacubitril-valsartan (SV) in reducing blood pressure in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease(NDD-CKD) stage 3-5 and concomitant hypertension.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a significant concern among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis.However,there hasn’t been extensive research conducted on this particular patient group.The reported inc...
Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)represents a growing global health burden with up to 25%of adults 60 or over having CKD.This is a huge challenge and most disease is progressive and can lead to lifelong dialysis or renal tr...
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with uremia undergoing hemodialysis,and these symptoms seriously affect patients'prognosis.AIM To assess the occurrence and factors influencing gastrointesti...
Introduction: The transition period from renal transplantation to dialysis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics, therapeut...
Objective To investigate the relationship between intramuscular adipose tissue index(IATI)calculated from computed tomography images at transverse process of the first lumbar and all-cause mortality in maintenance dia...
Objective To explore the influencing factors of hemodialysis(HD)initiation in non-diabetic kidney disease(NDKD)patients with predialysis arteriovenous fistula(AVF)creation.Methods This was a singlecenter prospective c...
Objective To investigate the clinical features of patients with maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)infected with SARS-CoV-2 and analyze the risk factors of death after SARS-CoV-2 infection,and to provide clinical data for e...
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease(CKD)in China was 8.2%in 2018-2019.[1]CKD may progress to end-stage kidney disease(ESKD),necessitating kidney replacement treatment such as dialysis or kidney transplantation,[2...
Background: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage chronic kidney disease with poor prognosis in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to determine factors associated with mortality in patients s...