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Volume 21;  2020

Case Reports

Ambrisentan use in a HIV-1 infected patient with end-stage renal disease and pulmonary hypertension: minimal removal by hemodialysis - a case report
José Ramón Santos, Ana Merino, Walter E. Haefeli, Cristina Miranda, Marisol Prats, Ioana Bancu, Lucía Bailón, José Moltó
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 24. Published online 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1659-5
PMCID:
PMC6988292
Abstract Article PDF–482K
Characteristic electron-microscopic features of cryofibrinogen-associated glomerulonephritis: a case report
Emi Ibuki, Aiko Shiraishi, Tadashi Sofue, Yoshio Kushida, Kyuichi Kadota, Kazuho Honda, Dedong Kang, Kensuke Joh, Tetsuo Minamino, Reiji Haba
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 27. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1696-0
PMCID:
PMC6988214
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Unexpected presentation and surgical salvage of transplant renal artery dissection caused by vascular clamping: a case report
Shunta Hori, Tatsuo Yoneda, Mitsuru Tomizawa, Kazuki Ichikawa, Yosuke Morizawa, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake, Kiyohide Fujimoto
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 29. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1699-x
PMCID:
PMC6990553
Abstract Article PDF–4.4M
Adrenocortical carcinoma complicated by renal thrombotic microangiopathy, a case-series
Tristan de Nattes, Lucile Moreau-Grangé, Delphine Vezzosi, Julien Haddoux, Miguel Hie, Dominique Guerrot, Steven Grangé
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 35. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1703-5
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 44.
PMCID:
PMC6993319
Abstract Article PDF–651K
Diagnostic and treatment challenge of unrecognized subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with ANCA-PR3 positive immunocomplex glomerulonephritis: a case report and literature review
D. Bele, N. Kojc, M. Perše, A. Černe Čerček, J. Lindič, A. Aleš Rigler, Ž. Večerić-Haler
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 40. Published online 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1694-2
PMCID:
PMC6995228
Abstract Article PDF–5.6M
Rapid reduction of high-level pre-formed donor-specific antibodies after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: a report of two cases
Christina Lai, Allyson Newman, Jane Mawson, Frederika Abou-Daher, Narelle Watson, Avik Majumdar, Kate Wyburn, Steve Chadban, David Gracey
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 47. Published online 2020 Feb 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01714-y
PMCID:
PMC7014704
Abstract Article PDF–758K
Atypical presentation of acute post-infectious glomerulonephritis in patients with sickle cell disease: report of two cases
Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves, Bernardo Vergara Reichert, Ramaiane Aparecida Bridi, Luis Yu, Cristiane Bitencourt Dias, Rafaela Brito Bezerra Pinheiro, Leonardo de Abreu Testagrossa, Lívia Barreira Cavalcante, Denise Maria Avancini Costa Malheiros, Lectícia Barbosa Jorge, Viktoria Woronik
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 56. Published online 2020 Feb 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01715-x
PMCID:
PMC7038555
Abstract Article PDF–2.6M
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis related to a streptococcal infection in a girl with IgA deficiency: a case report
Keisuke Sugimoto, Takuji Enya, Kohei Miyazaki, Tomoki Miyazawa, Tsukasa Takemura, Mitsuru Okada
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 68. Published online 2020 Feb 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01735-7
PMCID:
PMC7045629
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Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis with a novel FAN1 gene mutation and concurrent ALECT2 amyloidosis
Steven Law, Julian Gillmore, Janet A. Gilbertson, Paul Bass, Alan D. Salama
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 74. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01733-9
PMCID:
PMC7049196
Abstract Article PDF–848K
Case report: increased single-nephron estimated glomerular filtration rate in an adult patient with low birth weight
Yuriko Shiozaki, Tomoyuki Fujikura, Shinsuke Isobe, Ibuki Takatsuka, Taichi Sato, Daiki Goto, Sayaka Ishigaki, Naro Ohashi, Hideo Yasuda
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 75. Published online 2020 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01728-6
PMCID:
PMC7055070
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Clostridioides difficile associated peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients – a case series based review of an under-recognized entity with therapeutic challenges
Kairav J. Shah, Kartikeya Cherabuddi, Kalynn B. Pressly, Kaitlyn L. Wright, Ashutosh Shukla
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 76. Published online 2020 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01734-8
PMCID:
PMC7055046
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Renal medullary carcinoma masquerading as renal infection: a case report
Zhong-Ming Huang, Hai Wang, Zhi-Gang Ji
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 79. Published online 2020 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01730-y
PMCID:
PMC7059715
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M
Cobalamin c deficiency associated with antifactor h antibody-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in a young adult
C. Philipponnet, J. Desenclos, M. Brailova, J. Aniort, J. L. Kemeny, C. Deville, V. Fremeaux-Bacchi, B. Souweine, A. E. Heng
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 96. Published online 2020 Mar 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01748-2
PMCID:
PMC7066776
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Pet-related Pasteurella multocida induced peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a case report and review of the literatures
Haoran Mu, Man Yang, Yueyue Zhang, Yajing Zhang, Juan Wang, Weijie Yuan, Shu Rong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 102. Published online 2020 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01765-1
PMCID:
PMC7081570
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Isolated thrombotic microangiopathy of the small intestine in a patient with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome – a case report
Christoph Nunius, Maike Büttner-Herold, Simone Bertz, Mario Schiffer, Bjoern Buchholz
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 104. Published online 2020 Mar 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01766-0
PMCID:
PMC7092568
Abstract Article PDF–736K
Case report: a 58 -year -old man with small kidneys and elevated liver enzymes
Jonathan Dash, Patrick Saudan, Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, Solange Moll, Sophie de Seigneux
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 107. Published online 2020 Mar 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01762-4
PMCID:
PMC7099816
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
10-year-long survival in a PD patient with severe calcifying encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis treated with tamoxifen: a case-report
Vassilios Liakopoulos, Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Vasilios Vaios, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Apostolos Karligkiotis, Pantelis E. Zebekakis
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 110. Published online 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01769-x
PMCID:
PMC7110676
Abstract Article PDF–8.2M
Pembrolizumab-induced hypothyroidism caused reversible increased serum creatinine levels: a case report
Natsumi Matsuoka, Kenji Tsuji, Eiki Ichihara, Takayuki Hara, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Kishio Toma, Shinji Kitamura, Kenichi Inagaki, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Jun Wada
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 113. Published online 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01775-z
PMCID:
PMC7110789
Abstract Article PDF–4.7M
Septicemia, necrotizing fasciitis, and peritonitis due to Vibrio vulnificus treated with early use of polymyxin B hemoperfusion in a patient undergoing CAPD: a case report
Jae Young Kim, Young Su Joo, Sangmi Lee, Ji Young Lee, Jung Tak Park, Seong Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Shin-Wook Kang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 127. Published online 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01772-2
PMCID:
PMC7146884
Abstract Article PDF–692K
Eosinophilic peritonitis and nephrotic syndrome in Kimura’s disease: a case report and literature review: Eosinophilic peritonitis in Kimura’s disease
Bingxin Yu, Zhikai Yang, Di Song, Zi Wang, Damin Xu, Suxia Wang, Lin Nong, Fude Zhou, Jie Dong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 138. Published online 2020 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01791-z
PMCID:
PMC7164345
Abstract Article PDF–8.8M
A 64-year-old woman with raccoon eyes following kidney biopsy: a case report
Shuqin Mei, Yunyang Zhao, Lin Li, Changlin Mei, Bing Dai
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 140. Published online 2020 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01770-4
PMCID:
PMC7165378
Abstract Article PDF–2.9M
Secondary oxalosis induced by xylitol concurrent with lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: a case report
Shinobu Takayasu, Aya Kamba, Kazutaka Yoshida, Ken Terui, Yutaka Watanuki, Noriko Ishigame, Satoru Mizushiri, Tetsu Tomita, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Makoto Daimon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 157. Published online 2020 May 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01814-9
PMCID:
PMC7195762
Abstract Article PDF–982K
Dehydration-associated chronic kidney disease: a novel case of kidney failure in China
Xinglin Yang, Haiting Wu, Hang Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 159. Published online 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01804-x
PMCID:
PMC7199376
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Podocytic infolding in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia with novel SMARCAL1 mutations: a case report
Shiqiu Xiong, Lanjun Shuai, Xiaoyan Li, Xiqiang Dang, Xiaochuan Wu, Qingnan He
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 170. Published online 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01809-6
PMCID:
PMC7216528
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Case report: a Chinese girl with dent disease 1 and turner syndrome due to a hemizygous CLCN5 gene mutation and Isochromosome (Xq)
Yuhong Ye, Jingjing Wang, Xiaofang Quan, Ke Xu, Haidong Fu, Weiyue Gu, Jianhua Mao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 171. Published online 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01827-4
PMCID:
PMC7216489
Abstract Article PDF–840K
Heavy chain deposition disease presenting with raised anti-GBM antibody levels; a case report
Michael Turner, Anna Crawford, Claire Winterbottom, Oliver Flossmann, Bassam Alchi, Maria Soares, Umanath Bhandary
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 175. Published online 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01837-2
PMCID:
PMC7216388
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IgA nephropathy associated with thalassemia: a case report
Jun Ni, Caifeng Zhu, Xiaoqiu Ni, Jiazhen Yin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 182. Published online 2020 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01844-3
PMCID:
PMC7227039
Abstract Article PDF–441K
Crystalglobulin-associated nephropathy presenting as MGRS in a case of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis: a case report
Rajib K. Gupta, Lois J. Arend, Anupama BK, Sriram Narsipur, Ramya Bhargava
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 184. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01818-5
PMCID:
PMC7236346
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Arterial reconstruction using the donor’s gonadal vein in living renal transplantation with multiple renal arteries: a case report and a literature review
Mitsuru Tomizawa, Shunta Hori, Nobutaka Nishimura, Chihiro Omori, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake, Tatsuo Yoneda, Kiyohide Fujimoto
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 190. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01848-z
PMCID:
PMC7238598
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IgM monoclonal gammopathy with heavy-and-light-chain amyloidosis resembling fibrillary glomerulonephritis determined by tandem mass spectrometry: a case report
Misa Adachi, Mineaki Kitamura, Kumiko Muta, Akihiro Maekawa, Tadashi Uramatsu, Masato Tadokoro, Satoshi Funakoshi, Satoshi Hisano, Naomi Kuwahara, Akira Shimizu, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 195. Published online 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01851-4
PMCID:
PMC7245905
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Primary antiphospholipid syndrome associated with anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody-positive membranous nephropathy
Maxime Teisseyre, Hélène Perrochia, Pascal Reboul, Sylvain Cariou, Sophie Renaud, Cédric Aglae, Olivier Moranne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 196. Published online 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01856-z
PMCID:
PMC7247250
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Severe HELLP syndrome masquerading as thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura: a case report
Cyril Mousseaux, Bérangère S. Joly, Inna Mohamadou, Romain Arrestier, Alexandre Hertig, Cédric Rafat
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 204. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01865-y
PMCID:
PMC7260815
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Early diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient by combining two interferon-γ-release assays: a case report
Florence Bonkain, Dieter De Clerck, Violette Dirix, Mahavir Singh, Camille Locht, Françoise Mascart, Véronique Corbière
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 214. Published online 2020 Jun 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01875-w
PMCID:
PMC7273678
Abstract Article PDF–806K
Immunosuppression-induced clonal T-cell lymphoproliferative disease causing severe diarrhoea mimicking coeliac disease following renal transplantation: a case report
Emily K. Glover, R. Alexander Speight, Despina Televantou, Stephanie Needham, Neil S. Sheerin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 220. Published online 2020 Jun 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01884-9
PMCID:
PMC7285536
Abstract Article PDF–818K
Relevance of concurrent hypercalcemia in ureteric sarcoidosis complicated with bladder urothelial carcinoma: a case report
Michikata Hayashida, Akihiro Yano, Kiichi Hagiwara, Shoichi Nagamoto, Kohei Ogawa, Kazushige Sakaguchi, Naoki Sawa, Toshikazu Okaneya, Shinji Urakami
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 235. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01893-8
PMCID:
PMC7310021
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Late renal recovery after treatment over 1 year post-onset in an atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report
Yusuke Kuroki, Koji Mitsuiki, Kaneyasu Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Hideki Hirakata, Toshiaki Nakano
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 236. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01897-4
PMCID:
PMC7310110
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Treatment of recurrent renal transplant lithiasis: analysis of our experience and review of the relevant literature
Xiaohang Li, Baifeng Li, Yiman Meng, Lei Yang, Gang Wu, Hongwei Jing, Jianbin Bi, Jialin Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 238. Published online 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01896-5
PMCID:
PMC7310338
Abstract Article PDF–2.4M
Nephrotic syndrome due to preeclampsia before 20 weeks of gestation: a case report
Tomo Suzuki, Daisuke Ichikawa, Mayumi Nakata, Shiika Watanabe, Wei Han, Kaori Kohatsu, Sayuri Shirai, Naohiko Imai, Junki Koike, Yugo Shibagaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 240. Published online 2020 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01876-9
PMCID:
PMC7322849
Abstract Article PDF–2.3M
Pericardectomy after pericarditis constrictiva led to onset of transplant kidney function after 98 days of anuric kidney graft: a case report
Caroline Wacker, Michael Weyand, Mario Schiffer, Mirian Opgenoorth
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 241. Published online 2020 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01899-2
PMCID:
PMC7324971
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
A case of flank pain caused by ureteral intussusception accompanied with ureteral polyp
Yang Dong, Wen-da Zhang, Tao Fan, Lin Hao, Jia-he Zhou, Wei-ming Ma, Cong-hui Han
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 246. Published online 2020 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01904-8
PMCID:
PMC7329450
Abstract Article PDF–4.5M
Acute kidney injury with extreme hyperuricemia after antithymocyte globulin treatment in a kidney transplant recipient with underlying aplastic anemia: a case report
Yohan Park, Byung Ha Chung, Cheol Whee Park, Yong-Soo Kim, Chul Woo Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 251. Published online 2020 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01903-9
PMCID:
PMC7330935
Abstract Article PDF–878K
Persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism caused by parathyromatosis and supernumerary parathyroid glands in a patient on haemodialysis
Jun Yang, Jun Zhang, Ning-hu Liu, Hao Liu, Meng-jie Dong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 257. Published online 2020 Jul 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01917-3
PMCID:
PMC7339528
Abstract Article PDF–4.0M
Pulmonary artery pressure as a method for assessing hydration status in an anuric hemodialysis patient – a case report
Anne Rudbeck Juhl, Jesper Juul Larsen, Kasper Rossing, Lisbet Brandi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 266. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01924-4
PMCID:
PMC7353804
Abstract Article PDF–603K
Ockham’s razor defeated: about two atypical cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome
Chloe Schwarz, Alice Brehon, Cyril Mousseaux, Yosu Luque, Patricia Senet, Patricia Mariani, Inna Mohamadou, Lara Zafrani, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Eric Rondeau, David Buob, Cédric Rafat
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 269. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01926-2
PMCID:
PMC7353709
Abstract Article PDF–752K
A case presentation of an IgA nephropathy patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
Quan Zhang, Xing Fan, Meng Tian, Hongling Han
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 272. Published online 2020 Jul 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01938-y
PMCID:
PMC7359250
Abstract Article PDF–866K
Antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia related with epoetin-beta pegol (C.E.R.A.) as an erythropoietic agent: case report of a dialysis patient
Yasuki Shingu, Tomohiro Nakata, Shinji Sawai, Hisaya Tanaka, Osamu Asai, Keiichi Tamagaki, Kimihiko Nakatani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 275. Published online 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01934-2
PMCID:
PMC7362491
Abstract Article PDF–671K
Severe euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis of multifactorial etiology in a type 2 diabetic patient treated with empagliflozin: case report and literature review
Erasmia Sampani, Pantelis Sarafidis, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Efstratios Kasimatis, Dimitra Daikidou, Konstantinos Bantis, Alexios Papanikolaou, Aikaterini Papagianni
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 276. Published online 2020 Jul 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01930-6
PMCID:
PMC7364613
Abstract Article PDF–496K
Initiation of peritoneal dialysis in a patient with chronic renal failure associated with tetralogy of Fallot: a case report
Tetsuya Abe, Togo Aoyama, Keiko Sano, Ryoma Miyasaka, Takuya Yamazaki, Yukari Honma, Hiroshi Tominaga, Maoko Ida, Aya Arao, Mayuko Sakakibara, Keiko Hashimoto, Haruka Takahashi, Takeshi Sakai, Shokichi Naito, Toshimi Koitabashi, Takashi Sano, Yasuo Takeuchi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 277. Published online 2020 Jul 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01939-x
PMCID:
PMC7364813
Abstract Article PDF–1003K
Transplantation of a kidney with a heterozygous mutation in the SLC22A12 (URAT1) gene causing renal hypouricemia: a case report
Kiyokazu Tsuji, Mineaki Kitamura, Kumiko Muta, Yasushi Mochizuki, Takayasu Mori, Eisei Sohara, Shinichi Uchida, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 282. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01940-4
PMCID:
PMC7364597
Abstract Article PDF–801K
Nephrotic syndrome due to minimal-change disease superimposed on anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody positive glomerulonephritis; a case report
Yuko Shibata, Kazuhito Fukuoka, Riyo Yokota, Heryon Lee, Hikaru Sayo, Noriko Ikegaya, Kiyotaka Mori, Jin Yamamoto, Aya Isomura, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Hiroaki Shimoyamada, Takahisa Kawakami, Yoshinori Komagata, Shinya Kaname
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 283. Published online 2020 Jul 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01947-x
PMCID:
PMC7368767
Abstract Article PDF–2.6M
Noninfectious mixed cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a coincidental association?
Adam L. Flavell, Robert O. Fullinfaw, Edward R. Smith, Stephen G. Holt, Moira J. Finlay, Thomas D. Barbour
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 293. Published online 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01941-3
PMCID:
PMC7376917
Abstract Article PDF–998K
An unusual presentation of propylthiouracil-induced anti-MPO and PR3 positive ANCA vasculitis with associated anti-GBM antibodies, IgA nephropathy and an IgG4 interstitial infiltrate: a case report
J. R. Galante, C. P. Daruwalla, I. S. D. Roberts, R. Haynes, B. C. Storey, M. J. Bottomley
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 295. Published online 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01964-w
PMCID:
PMC7379830
Abstract Article PDF–879K
An unusual cause of metabolic alkalosis: hiding in plain sight
Carmen Elena Cervantes, Steven Menez, Bernard G. Jaar, Mohamad Hanouneh
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 296. Published online 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01967-7
PMCID:
PMC7379761
Abstract Article PDF–630K
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma in a preceding IgG4-related disease with kidney restricted lambda light chain expression: case report and literature review
Hui Wang, Tao Su, Lei Kang, Li Yang, Suxia Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 315. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01975-7
PMCID:
PMC7391529
Abstract Article PDF–4.5M
Nephrotic-range proteinuria and central nervous involvement in typical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report
Chuan Shi, Chao Li, Wei Ye, Wen-ling Ye, Ming-xi Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 319. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01979-3
PMCID:
PMC7395335
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Changes in pulmonary restrictive parameters by intensive home hemodialysis: a case report
Thatsaphan Srithongkul, Owen D. Lyons, Rose Faratro, Christopher T. Chan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 322. Published online 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01977-5
PMCID:
PMC7397629
Abstract Article PDF–552K
Two cases of idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome complicated with thrombotic microangiopathy
Kentaro Nishi, Mai Sato, Masao Ogura, Mika Okutsu, Kenji Ishikura, Koichi Kamei
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 323. Published online 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01985-5
PMCID:
PMC7398381
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Spectrum of podocytopathies in new-onset nephrotic syndrome following COVID-19 disease: a report of 2 cases
Rajib K. Gupta, Ramya Bhargava, Al-Aman Shaukat, Emily Albert, John Leggat
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 326. Published online 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01970-y
PMCID:
PMC7401468
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
A case series of distal renal tubular acidosis, Southeast Asian ovalocytosis and metabolic bone disease
WMSN Gunaratne, DMDIB Dissanayake, KADS Jayaratne, NP Premawardhana, Sisira Siribaddana
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 327. Published online 2020 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01959-7
PMCID:
PMC7409414
Abstract Article PDF–7.6M
Large calcified renal artery aneurysm in the renal sinus misdiagnosed as an intrapelvic calculus followed by mistakenly performed PCNL: a case report
Chao Chen, Xuliang Wang, Fang Xin, Lugeng He, Kang Jiang, Jia Shao, Liping Xie
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 335. Published online 2020 Aug 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01998-0
PMCID:
PMC7418393
Abstract Article PDF–3.8M
Renal proximal tubulopathy in an HIV-infected patient treated with tenofovir alafenamide and gentamicin: a case report
Jack E. Heron, Mark Bloch, Vinay Vanguru, John Saunders, David M. Gracey
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 339. Published online 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01981-9
PMCID:
PMC7425535
Abstract Article PDF–491K
A girl with MIRAGE syndrome who developed steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: a case report
Sho Ishiwa, Koichi Kamei, Kanako Tanase-Nakao, Shinsuke Shibata, Kunihiro Matsunami, Ichiro Takeuchi, Mai Sato, Kenji Ishikura, Satoshi Narumi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 340. Published online 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02011-4
PMCID:
PMC7424677
Abstract Article PDF–2.5M
Nail-patella-like renal disease masquerading as Fabry disease on kidney biopsy: a case report
Filippo Pinto e Vairo, Pavel N. Pichurin, Fernando C. Fervenza, Samih H. Nasr, Kevin Mills, Christopher T. Schmitz, Eric W. Klee, Sandra M. Herrmann
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 341. Published online 2020 Aug 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02012-3
PMCID:
PMC7424659
Abstract Article PDF–708K
A case report of hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis presenting with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Kalliopi Vallianou, Chrysanthi Skalioti, George Liapis, John N. Boletis, Smaragdi Marinaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 351. Published online 2020 Aug 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02001-6
PMCID:
PMC7433181
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Delayed diagnoses of mitochondrial cytopathies in patients presenting with end stage kidney disease: two case reports
Tayeba Roper, Mark Harber, Gareth Jones, Robert D. S. Pitceathly, Alan D. Salama
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 361. Published online 2020 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02002-5
PMCID:
PMC7446060
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Immune-complex glomerulonephritis with a membranoproliferative pattern in Frasier syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Daisuke Matsuoka, Shunsuke Noda, Motoko Kamiya, Yoshihiko Hidaka, Hisashi Shimojo, Yasushi Yamada, Tsutomu Miyamoto, Kandai Nozu, Kazumoto Iijima, Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 362. Published online 2020 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02007-0
PMCID:
PMC7446187
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Complete remission of nephrotic syndrome in a young woman with anti-LRP2 nephropathy after immunosuppressive therapy
Xiaoye Zhu, Lingxue Tu, Shaojun Liu, Huaizhou You, Jun Xue, Chuanming Hao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 364. Published online 2020 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02027-w
PMCID:
PMC7446201
Abstract Article PDF–3.7M
IgA nephropathy in a patient receiving infliximab for generalized pustular psoriasis
Yuka Segawa, Ryo Ishida, Fuminao Kanehisa, Kunihiro Nakai, Mari Morimoto, Masafumi Seno, Mayuka Nakayama, Tetsuro Kusaba, Norito Katoh, Keiichi Tamagaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 366. Published online 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02015-0
PMCID:
PMC7449059
Abstract Article PDF–991K
A novel likely pathogenic variant in the UMOD gene in a family with autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease: a case report
Ying Wang, Haibo Liu, Qingnan He, Zhuwen Yi, Yongzhen Li, Xiqiang Dang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 368. Published online 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02022-1
PMCID:
PMC7449067
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland and membranous nephropathy – differentiation between sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia and Kimura’s disease
Hayato Fujioka, Tsutomu Koike, Teruhiko Imamura, Kota Kakeshita, Hidenori Yamazaki, Hideharu Abe, Takahiko Nakajima, Koichiro Kinugawa
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 369. Published online 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02030-1
PMCID:
PMC7449063
Abstract Article PDF–5.1M
A case report of adult-onset COQ8B nephropathy presenting focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with granular swollen podocytes
Yujiro Maeoka, Toshiki Doi, Masaho Aizawa, Kisho Miyasako, Shuma Hirashio, Yukinari Masuda, Yoshihito Kishita, Yasushi Okazaki, Kei Murayama, Toshiyuki Imasawa, Shigeo Hara, Takao Masaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 376. Published online 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02040-z
PMCID:
PMC7456044
Abstract Article PDF–5.9M
IgM nephropathy complicated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case study
Elizabeth Downie, Jason Diep, Nagendraprasad Sungala, Jeffrey Wong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 390. Published online 2020 Sep 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02048-5
PMCID:
PMC7487712
Abstract Article PDF–3.7M
Intraperitoneal ampicillin treatment for peritoneal dialysis- related peritonitis with Listeria monocytogenes – a case report
Kristina Boss, Ina Wiegard-Szramek, Jan Dziobaka, Andreas Kribben, Sebastian Dolff
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 404. Published online 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02068-1
PMCID:
PMC7501657
Abstract Article PDF–523K
Atypical hemolytic and uremic syndrome due to C3 mutation in pancreatic islet transplantation: a case report
Thibault Bahougne, Jérome Olagne, Marion Munch, Laura Braun-Parvez, Marie-Pierrette Chenard, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Sophie Caillard, Philippe Baltzinger, Michel Greget, Laurence Kessler, Bruno Moulin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 405. Published online 2020 Sep 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02062-7
PMCID:
PMC7501718
Abstract Article PDF–621K
Early-onset COQ8B (ADCK4) glomerulopathy in a child with isolated proteinuria: a case report and literature review
Shu-bo Zhai, Li Zhang, Bai-chao Sun, Yan Zhang, Qing-shan Ma
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 406. Published online 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02038-7
PMCID:
PMC7507654
Abstract Article PDF–2.2M
Concurrent minimal change nephrotic syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus in an adult Japanese woman: a case report
Ryuzoh Nishizono, Hiroki Kogou, Yuri Ishizaki, Akihiro Minakawa, Masao Kikuchi, Hiroko Inagaki, Yuji Sato, Shouichi Fujimoto
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 410. Published online 2020 Sep 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02071-6
PMCID:
PMC7510261
Abstract Article PDF–829K
A case of minimal change disease after the administration of anti receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) monoclonal antibody: a case report
Keisuke Horikoshi, Norihiko Sakai, Naoki Yamamoto, Hisayuki Ogura, Koichi Sato, Taro Miyagawa, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Akinori Hara, Yasunori Iwata, Miho Shimizu, Kengo Furuichi, Takashi Wada
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 416. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02066-3
PMCID:
PMC7526102
Abstract Article PDF–822K
Medical treatment for an isolated renal multilocular hydatid cyst in an elderly: a case report
Atie Moghtadaie, Seyed Amir Miratashi Yazdi, Minoo Mohraz, Hoda Asefi, Effat Razeghi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 428. Published online 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02064-5
PMCID:
PMC7542977
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura developed during the conservative treatment of anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody-positive idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a case report
Rei Iio, Shin’ichi Akiyama, Kensuke Mitsumoto, Yukimasa Iwata, Hiroki Okushima, Karin Shimada, Naomi Ota, Kodo Tomida, Hiroaki Fushimi, Tatsuya Shoji, Masanori Matsumoto, Terumasa Hayashi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 431. Published online 2020 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02086-z
PMCID:
PMC7552470
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Guillain-Barre syndrome: a typical paraneoplastic syndrome in a kidney transplant recipient with allograft renal cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
Izabela Zakrocka, Iwona Baranowicz-Gąszczyk, Agnieszka Korolczuk, Wojciech Załuska
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 434. Published online 2020 Oct 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02095-y
PMCID:
PMC7560006
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Spontaneous recanalization of occluded transplant renal artery: a rare case report
Xiangjun Dong, Yingliang Wang, Huimin Liang, Chuansheng Zheng, Hui Zhao, Hong yao Hu, Xi Long, Yangbo Su
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 439. Published online 2020 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02105-z
PMCID:
PMC7574526
Abstract Article PDF–678K
Kidney transplantation from living donor with monolateral renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia using a cryopreserved iliac graft for arterial reconstruction: a case report and review of the literature
Rostand Emmanuel Nguefouet Momo, Paola Donato, Gabriele Ugolini, Francesco Nacchia, Luca Mezzetto, Gian Franco Veraldi, Stefano Marletta, Enrico Cavallo, Albino Eccher, Annamaria Giambanco, Daniela Cenzi, Luigino Boschiero
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 451. Published online 2020 Oct 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02097-w
PMCID:
PMC7594424
Abstract Article PDF–4.4M
Spontaneous rupture of enormous renal angiomyolipoma in a pregnant tuberous sclerosis patient: a rare case
Zechuan Liu, Yinghua Zou, Tianshi Lv, Haitao Guan, Zeyang Fan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 455. Published online 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02124-w
PMCID:
PMC7603716
Abstract Article PDF–877K
“Summer hypokalemia” as an initial presentation of cystic fibrosis in a morbidly obese African American adult: case report
Yangming Cao, Rachel Donaldson, David Lee
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 462. Published online 2020 Nov 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02130-y
PMCID:
PMC7648400
Abstract Article PDF–500K
Delayed diagnosis of Angioimmunoblast T-cell lymphoma presenting with type II Cryoglobulinemia and acute kidney injury: a case report and narrative review of the literature
Xiang-Yang Li, Hai-Yan He, Shu-Ling Yue, Pearl Pai
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 463. Published online 2020 Nov 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02125-9
PMCID:
PMC7648307
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Gastric antral vascular ectasia in a patient with lupus undergoing hemodialysis: a case report
Seok Hui Kang, A Young Kim, Jun Young Do
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 468. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02140-w
PMCID:
PMC7653830
Abstract Article PDF–2.4M
Along came a spider: an unusual organism identified in a peritoneal dialysis patient, a case report and literature review
Victoria Jane Carnall, Stephanie Murdock, Cressida Auckland, Christopher J. Mulgrew
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 474. Published online 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02099-8
PMCID:
PMC7656745
Abstract Article PDF–727K
A life-threatening case of pregnancy-related atypical Haemolytic uremic syndrome and successful treatment with Eculizumab
Prianka Puri, Anida Hanxhiu, Daniel V. O’Hara, Danny Hsu, Mirna Vucak-Dzumhur
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 488. Published online 2020 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02100-4
PMCID:
PMC7670627
Abstract Article PDF–553K
Rhabdomyosarcoma in a child with nephrotic syndrome treated with cyclosporine: a case report with literature review
Huai-Chueh Gem Wu, Chao-Neng Cheng, Jiann-Shiuh Chen, Yuan-Yow Chiou
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 490. Published online 2020 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02136-6
PMCID:
PMC7673093
Abstract Article PDF–575K
Mycobacterium abscessus - an uncommon, but important cause of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis – case report and literature review
Anup Singh Jheeta, Jayakeerthi Rangaiah, John Clark, David Makanjuola, Subash Somalanka
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 491. Published online 2020 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02146-4
PMCID:
PMC7672848
Abstract Article PDF–699K
Case report: a man with untreated rheumatoid arthritis, cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, membranous nephropathy and pulmonary sarcoidosis
Qiyu Wang, Juan P. Ruiz, Peter D. Hart
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 496. Published online 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02161-5
PMCID:
PMC7676473
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Kidney biopsy findings in two patients with TAFRO syndrome: case presentations and review of the literature
Qianyun Zhou, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guangping Zhou, Jihong Zhu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 499. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02119-7
PMCID:
PMC7682079
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Clinical and pathological findings of SARS-CoV-2 infection and concurrent IgA nephropathy: a case report
Yi Huang, Xiao-Juan Li, Yue-Qiang Li, Wei Dai, Tiffany Shao, Wei-Yong Liu, Min Han, Gang Xu, Liu Liu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 504. Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02163-3
PMCID:
PMC7685298
Abstract Article PDF–955K
Changes to bone mineral density, the trabecular bone score and hip structural analysis following parathyroidectomy: a case report
Raymond Lin, Mirna Vucak-Dzumhur, Grahame J. Elder
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 513. Published online 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02168-y
PMCID:
PMC7690095
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
A rare complication following internal jugular vein catheterization to malposition: acute Budd Chiari syndrome
Sumeyra Koyuncu, Nevzat Herdem, Cihan Uysal, Guven Kahriman, Ismail Kocyigit, Murat Sipahioğlu, Bulent Tokgoz, Oktay Oymak
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 525. Published online 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02182-0
PMCID:
PMC7713328
Abstract Article PDF–645K
Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease with Sjögren’s syndrome and secondary membranous nephropathy: a case report and review of the literature
Yuejuan Pan, Zhuan Cui, Song Wang, Danxia Zheng, Zhenling Deng, Xinyu Tian, Hongxia Guo, Wenhan Bao, Sijia Zhou, Yue Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 528. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02191-z
PMCID:
PMC7718671
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
NT-pro-BNP as marker for cardiac strain that may be caused by high-output arteriovenous shunting in a haemodialysis patient. A case report
Michaela Wärja, Emelie Laveborn, Michael Ott, Andreas P. Jonsson, Bernd Stegmayr
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 544. Published online 2020 Dec 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02195-9
PMCID:
PMC7754582
Abstract Article PDF–971K

Commentary

Urgent start peritoneal dialysis: are we there yet?
Keiko I. Greenberg, Bernard G. Jaar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 39. Published online 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1706-2
PMCID:
PMC6995122
Abstract Article PDF–471K

Correspondence

Who should be responsible for the care of advanced chronic kidney disease? Do the guidelines point to the end of nephrology follow-up of advanced CKD or are they the starting point for a new approach?
Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 309. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01908-4
PMCID:
PMC7389685
Abstract Article PDF–474K

Database

Protocol and establishment of a Queensland renal biopsy registry in Australia
Joseph Patrick Burke, Manaf Aljishi, Leo Francis, Wendy Hoy, Dakshinamurthy Divi, Roy Cherian, Jeremy Frazier, Glenda Gobe, Pedro Gois, Sridevi Govindarajulu, Sonny Huynh, Shilpanjali Jesudason, George John, Krishan Madhan, Andrew Mallett, Valli Manickam, Clyson Mutatiri, Shu-Kay Ng, Zaw Thet, Peter Trnka, Sree Krishna Venuthurupalli, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 320. Published online 2020 Aug 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01983-7
PMCID:
PMC7395341
Abstract Article PDF–653K

Debate

Supporting quality care for ESRD patients: the social worker can help address barriers to advance care planning
Charles R. Senteio, Mary Beth Callahan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 55. Published online 2020 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01720-0
PMCID:
PMC7031953
Abstract Article PDF–589K

Reviews

Macrophage polarization in innate immune responses contributing to pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease
Hewang Lee, Michael B. Fessler, Peng Qu, Jurgen Heymann, Jeffrey B. Kopp
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 270. Published online 2020 Jul 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01921-7
PMCID:
PMC7358194
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
Eric John Will
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 338. Published online 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01997-1
PMCID:
PMC7425145
Abstract Article PDF–505K
Chronic kidney disease in Cameroon: a scoping review
Jerry Brown Aseneh, Ben-Lawrence A. Kemah, Stephane Mabouna, Mbeng Emmanuel Njang, Domin Sone Majunda Ekane, Valirie Ndip Agbor
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 409. Published online 2020 Sep 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02072-5
PMCID:
PMC7510319
Abstract Article PDF–841K
Exercise as a therapeutic option for acute kidney injury: mechanisms and considerations for the design of future clinical studies
Anam Asad, James O. Burton, Daniel S. March
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 446. Published online 2020 Oct 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02098-9
PMCID:
PMC7585193
Abstract Article PDF–877K
The COVID-19 nephrology compendium: AKI, CKD, ESKD and transplantation
Sam Kant, Steven P. Menez, Mohamed Hanouneh, Derek M. Fine, Deidra C. Crews, Daniel C. Brennan, C. John Sperati, Bernard G. Jaar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 449. Published online 2020 Oct 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02112-0
PMCID:
PMC7590240
Abstract Article PDF–658K

Study Protocol

How to estimate glomerular filtration rate in sub-Saharan Africa: design and methods of the African Research into Kidney Diseases (ARK) study
Robert Kalyesubula, June Fabian, Wisdom Nakanga, Robert Newton, Billy Ssebunnya, Josephine Prynn, Jaya George, Alisha N. Wade, Janet Seeley, Dorothea Nitsch, Christian Hansen, Moffat Nyirenda, Liam Smeeth, Saraladevi Naicker, Amelia C. Crampin, Laurie A. Tomlinson
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 20. Published online 2020 Jan 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1688-0
PMCID:
PMC6964098
Abstract Article PDF–965K
The Ckd. Qld fabRy Epidemiology (aCQuiRE) study protocol: identifying the prevalence of Fabry disease amongst patients with kidney disease in Queensland, Australia
Andrew Mallett, Phoebe Kearey, Anne Cameron, Helen Healy, Charles Denaro, Mark Thomas, Vincent W. Lee, Samantha Stark, Maria Fuller, Wendy E. Hoy
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 58. Published online 2020 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01717-9
PMCID:
PMC7035781
Abstract Article PDF–3.3M
A dual efficacy-implementation trial of a novel mobile application for childhood nephrotic syndrome management: the UrApp for childhood nephrotic syndrome management pilot study protocol (UrApp pilot study)
Chia-shi Wang, Cam Escoffery, Rachel E. Patzer, Courtney McCracken, Diana Ross, Michelle N. Rheault, Amira Al-Uzri, Larry A. Greenbaum
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 125. Published online 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01778-w
PMCID:
PMC7146890
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Reno-protective effects of oral alkalizing agents in chronic kidney disease with aciduria: protocol for a randomized cohort study
Michiaki Abe, Tetsuya Akaishi, Mutsumi Shoji, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Miki, Fumitoshi Satoh, Shin Takayama, Satomi Yamasaki, Kazuhiko Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Sato, Tadashi Ishii, Sadayoshi Ito, CKOALA study group
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 144. Published online 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01807-8
PMCID:
PMC7178750
Abstract Article PDF–690K
Understanding the holistic experiences of living with a kidney transplant: an interpretative phenomenological study (protocol)
C. McKeaveney, H. Noble, A. E. Courtney, P. Gill, S. Griffin, W. Johnston, A. P. Maxwell, F. Teasdale, J. Reid
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 222. Published online 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01860-3
PMCID:
PMC7289222
Abstract Article PDF–492K
Development and validation of hybrid Brillouin-Raman spectroscopy for non-contact assessment of mechano-chemical properties of urine proteins as biomarkers of kidney diseases
Abduzhappar Gaipov, Zhandos Utegulov, Rostislav Bukasov, Duman Turebekov, Pavel Tarlykov, Zhannur Markhametova, Zhangatay Nurekeyev, Zhanar Kunushpayeva, Alisher Sultangaziyev
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 229. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01890-x
PMCID:
PMC7296939
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Prognostic imaging biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease (iBEAt): study protocol
Kim M. Gooding, Chrysta Lienczewski, Massimo Papale, Niina Koivuviita, Marlena Maziarz, Anna-Maria Dutius Andersson, Kanishka Sharma, Paola Pontrelli, Alberto Garcia Hernandez, Julie Bailey, Kay Tobin, Virva Saunavaara, Anna Zetterqvist, David Shelley, Irvin Teh, Claire Ball, Sapna Puppala, Mark Ibberson, Anil Karihaloo, Kaj Metsärinne, Rosamonde E. Banks, Peter S. Gilmour, Michael Mansfield, Mark Gilchrist, Dick de Zeeuw, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Pirjo Nuutila, Matthias Kretzler, Matthew Welberry Smith, Loreto Gesualdo, Dennis Andress, Nicolas Grenier, Angela C. Shore, Maria F. Gomez, Steven Sourbron, for the BEAt-DKD consortium
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 242. Published online 2020 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01901-x
PMCID:
PMC7323369
Abstract Article PDF–791K
American Indian chronic Renal insufficiency cohort study (AI-CRIC study)
Mark L. Unruh, Soraya Arzhan, Harold I. Feldman, Helen C. Looker, Robert G. Nelson, Thomas Faber, David Johnson, Linda Son-Stone, Vernon S. Pankratz, Larissa Myaskovsky, Vallabh O. Shah, the CRIC study investigators
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 291. Published online 2020 Jul 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01954-y
PMCID:
PMC7376925
Abstract Article PDF–562K
Rationale and study protocol of ACQUIRE, a prospective, observational study measuring quality of life, treatment preference and treatment satisfaction of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients in Europe
Dominique Joly, Jennifer Quinn, Stella Mokiou, Karl O’Reilly, Joaquín Sánchez-Covisa, Jing Wang-Silvanto, Helen Doll
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 298. Published online 2020 Jul 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01927-1
PMCID:
PMC7379359
Abstract Article PDF–651K
PhysIOpathology of NEuromuscular function rElated to fatigue in chronic Renal disease in the elderly (PIONEER): study protocol
Antoine Chatrenet, Bruno Beaune, Antioco Fois, Camille Pouliquen, Jean-Michel Audebrand, Massimo Torreggiani, Damien Paris, Sylvain Durand, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 305. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01976-6
PMCID:
PMC7382847
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Biobanking for glomerular diseases: a study design and protocol for KOrea Renal biobank NEtwoRk System TOward NExt-generation analysis (KORNERSTONE)
Eunjeong Kang, Yaerim Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Eunyoung Kim, Nankyoung Lee, Yeonghui Kim, Soojin Lee, Seungyeup Han, Misun Choe, Jin Ho Hwang, Sunhwa Lee, Ji In Park, Jung Tak Park, Beom Jin Lim, Jung Pyo Lee, Jung Nam An, Dong-Ryeol Ryu, Jung-Hyun Kim, Hee Gyung Kang, Hyun Soon Lee, Kyung Chul Moon, Kwon Wook Joo, Kook-Hwan Oh, Seung Seok Han, Hajeong Lee, Dong Ki Kim, on behalf of the KORNERSTONE Study Group
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 367. Published online 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02016-z
PMCID:
PMC7448429
Abstract Article PDF–1.8M
Comparison of a home-based (multi) systemic intervention to promoting Medication AdheRence and Self-management among kidney transplant recipients with care-as-usual: the MARS randomized controlled trial protocol
Denise Karin Beck, Mirjam Tielen, Marloes Rechards, Reinier Timman, Charlotte Boonstra, Josette Versteegh, Jacqueline van de Wetering, Robert Zietse, Teun van Gelder, Willem Weimar, Jan van Saase, Jan van Busschbach, Emma Kay Massey
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 374. Published online 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02008-z
PMCID:
PMC7453377
Abstract Article PDF–742K
Interventions Made to Preserve Cognitive Function Trial (IMPCT) study protocol: a multi-dialysis center 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial of intradialytic cognitive and exercise training to preserve cognitive function
Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco, Nadia M. Chu, Malu Steckel, Sneha Kunwar, Marlís González Fernández, Michelle C. Carlson, Derek M. Fine, Lawrence J. Appel, Marie Diener-West, Dorry L. Segev
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 383. Published online 2020 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02041-y
PMCID:
PMC7469421
Abstract Article PDF–492K
Development of a psychosocial intervention to support informal caregivers of people with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis
Michael Matthews, Joanne Reid, Clare McKeaveney, Robert Mullan, Stephanie Bolton, Christopher Hill, Helen Noble
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 421. Published online 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02075-2
PMCID:
PMC7527291
Abstract Article PDF–542K
Design and methods of the prevalence and pharmacogenomics of tenofovir nephrotoxicity in HIV-positive adults in south-western Nigeria study
Muzamil O. Hassan, Raquel Duarte, Victor O. Mabayoje, Caroline Dickens, Akeem O. Lasisi, Saraladevi Naicker
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 436. Published online 2020 Oct 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02082-3
PMCID:
PMC7565751
Abstract Article PDF–949K
Sleep-HD trial: short and long-term effectiveness of existing insomnia therapies for patients undergoing hemodialysis
Mark Unruh, Daniel Cukor, Tessa Rue, Kashif Abad, Maria-Eleni Roumelioti, Susan M. McCurry, Patrick Heagerty, Rajnish Mehrotra
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 443. Published online 2020 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02107-x
PMCID:
PMC7574396
Abstract Article PDF–770K
Design and methodology of the Aging Nephropathy Study (AGNES): a prospective cohort study of elderly patients with chronic kidney disease
Venceslau A. Coelho, Giovani GN. Santos, Carla M. Avesani, Cicero Italo L. Bezerra, Luana Cristina A. Silva, Julia C. Lauar, Bengt Lindholm, Peter Stenvinkel, Wilson Jacob-Filho, Irene L. Noronha, Roberto Zatz, Rosa M. A. Moysés, Rosilene M. Elias
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 461. Published online 2020 Nov 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02116-w
PMCID:
PMC7648411
Abstract Article PDF–562K
Financial incentives versus standard of care to improve patient compliance with live kidney donor follow-up: protocol for a multi-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial
Macey L. Levan, Madeleine M. Waldram, Sandra R. DiBrito, Alvin G. Thomas, Fawaz Al Ammary, Shane Ottman, Jaclyn Bannon, Daniel C. Brennan, Allan B. Massie, Joseph Scalea, Rolf N. Barth, Dorry L. Segev, Jacqueline M. Garonzik-Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 465. Published online 2020 Nov 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02117-9
PMCID:
PMC7654057
Abstract Article PDF–810K
Development and evaluation of an eHealth self-management intervention for patients with chronic kidney disease in China: protocol for a mixed-method hybrid type 2 trial
Hongxia Shen, Rianne van der Kleij, Paul J. M. van der Boog, Xiaoyue Song, Wenjiao Wang, Tongtong Zhang, Zhengyan Li, Xiaoping Lou, Niels Chavannes
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 495. Published online 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02160-6
PMCID:
PMC7678219
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Comparison of physical activity and quality of life in home haemodialysis (HHD) patients versus conventional in-centre haemodialysis (ICHD) patients: the observational, longitudinal, prospective, international, multicentric SeCoIA study protocol
Natalia Target, Cécile Courivaud, Pierre Antoine Michel, Salima Daoud, Michel Thomas
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 500. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02127-7
PMCID:
PMC7682091
Abstract Article PDF–885K
The effects of 16-weeks of prebiotic supplementation and aerobic exercise training on inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, uremic toxins, and the microbiota in pre-dialysis kidney patients: a randomized controlled trial-protocol paper
Samuel A. Headley, Donna J. Chapman, Michael J. Germain, Elizabeth E. Evans, Jasmin Hutchinson, Karen L. Madsen, Talat Alp Ikizler, Emily M. Miele, Kristyn Kirton, Elizabeth O’Neill, Allen Cornelius, Brian Martin, Bradley Nindl, Nosratola D. Vaziri
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 517. Published online 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02177-x
PMCID:
PMC7689649
Abstract Article PDF–756K
Randomized clinical trial to compare efficacy and safety of repeated courses of rituximab to single-course rituximab followed by maintenance mycophenolate-mofetil in children with steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome
Biswanath Basu, Stella Preussler, Anja Sander, T. K. S. Mahapatra, Franz Schaefer
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 520. Published online 2020 Nov 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02153-5
PMCID:
PMC7706288
Abstract Article PDF–712K
Health-related quality of life, palliative care needs and 12-month survival among patients with end stage renal disease in Uganda: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study
Peace Bagasha, Mhoira Leng, Elly Katabira, Mila Petrova
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 531. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02197-7
PMCID:
PMC7720495
Abstract Article PDF–597K

Technical Advances

Linking disease registries and nationwide healthcare administrative databases: the French renal epidemiology and information network (REIN) insight
Maxime Raffray, Sahar Bayat, Mathilde Lassalle, Cécile Couchoud
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 25. Published online 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1692-4
PMCID:
PMC6988267
Abstract Article PDF–544K
Non-invasive venous waveform analysis (NIVA) for volume assessment in patients undergoing hemodialysis: an observational study
Bret D. Alvis, Monica Polcz, Merrick Miles, Donald Wright, Mohammad Shwetar, Phil Leisy, Rachel Forbes, Rachel Fissell, Jon Whitfield, Susan Eagle, Colleen Brophy, Kyle Hocking
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 194. Published online 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01845-2
PMCID:
PMC7245891
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Towards personalized fluid monitoring in haemodialysis patients: thoracic bioimpedance signal shows strong correlation with fluid changes, a cohort study
Melanie K. Schoutteten, Julie Vranken, Seulki Lee, Christophe J. P. Smeets, Hélène De Cannière, Chris Van Hoof, Jacques Peeters, Willemijn Groenendaal, Pieter M. Vandervoort
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 264. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01922-6
PMCID:
PMC7353684
Abstract Article PDF–756K
Establishment of a novel nomogram for the clinically diagnostic prediction of minimal change disease, −a common cause of nephrotic syndrome
Gaofei Yan, Guanzhi Liu, Xuefei Tian, Lifang Tian, Hao Wang, Peiyao Ren, Xiaotao Ma, Rongguo Fu, Zhao Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 396. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02058-3
PMCID:
PMC7490860
Abstract Article PDF–861K

Research Articles

Burden of acute kidney injury and 90-day mortality in critically ill patients
Renske Wiersema, Ruben J. Eck, Mikko Haapio, Jacqueline Koeze, Meri Poukkanen, Frederik Keus, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Ville Pettilä, Suvi T. Vaara
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 1. Published online 2019 Dec 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1645-y
PMCID:
PMC6938017
Abstract Article PDF–613K
Removal of large middle molecules via haemodialysis with medium cut-off membranes at lower blood flow rates: an observational prospective study
Tae Hoon Kim, Seok-hyung Kim, Tae Yeon Kim, Hae Yeul Park, Kwon Soo Jung, Moon Hyoung Lee, Jong Hyun Jhee, Jung Eun Lee, Hoon Young Choi, Hyeong Cheon Park
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 2. Published online 2019 Dec 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1669-3
PMCID:
PMC6937993
Abstract Article PDF–758K
Dual kidney transplantation offers a safe and effective way to use kidneys from deceased donors older than 70 years
Kyo Won Lee, Jae Berm Park, So Ra Cha, Seo Hee Lee, Young Jae Chung, Heejin Yoo, Kyunga Kim, Sung Joo Kim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 3. Published online 2020 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1664-8
PMCID:
PMC6943896
Abstract Article PDF–993K
Social determinants of health associated with hemodialysis non-adherence and emergency department utilization: a pilot observational study
Kamna S. Balhara, Lori Fisher, Naya El Hage, Rosemarie G. Ramos, Bernard G. Jaar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 4. Published online 2020 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1673-7
PMCID:
PMC6943919
Abstract Article PDF–536K
Impact of the donor-recipient gender matching on the graft survival from live donors
Gholamhossein Naderi, Amin Azadfar, Seyed Reza Yahyazadeh, Fatemeh Khatami, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 5. Published online 2020 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1670-x
Correction in:
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 487.
PMCID:
PMC6945634
Abstract Article PDF–657K
Treatment of chronic active antibody-mediated rejection in renal transplant recipients – a single center retrospective study
Hsien-Fu Chiu, Mei-Chin Wen, Ming-Ju Wu, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Tung-Min Yu, Ya-Wen Chuang, Shih-Ting Huang, Shang-Feng Tsai, Ying-Chih Lo, Hao-Chung Ho, Kuo-Hsiung Shu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 6. Published online 2020 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1672-8
PMCID:
PMC6945538
Abstract Article PDF–834K
Associations between the measures of physical function, risk of falls and the quality of life in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
Karsten Vanden Wyngaert, Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck, Sunny Eloot, Patrick Calders, Bert Celie, Els Holvoet, Wim Van Biesen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 7. Published online 2020 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1671-9
PMCID:
PMC6945514
Abstract Article PDF–1013K
Assessing success in transitioning of young adults from pediatric to adult kidney practice
Ben Joslin, Craig Langman, Laura Nishi, Cybele Ghossein
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 8. Published online 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1665-7
PMCID:
PMC6956514
Abstract Article PDF–776K
Length of hospital stay is associated with a decline in activities of daily living in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
Tsukasa Kamitani, Shingo Fukuma, Sayaka Shimizu, Tadao Akizawa, Shunichi Fukuhara
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 9. Published online 2020 Jan 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1674-6
PMCID:
PMC6950813
Abstract Article PDF–888K
Do virtual renal clinics improve access to kidney care? A preliminary impact evaluation of a virtual clinic in East London
S. A. Hull, V. Rajabzadeh, N. Thomas, S. Hoong, G. Dreyer, H. Rainey, N. Ashman
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 10. Published online 2020 Jan 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1682-6
PMCID:
PMC6954525
Abstract Article PDF–997K
Kidney function and nephrotoxic drug use among older home-dwelling persons with or without diabetes in Finland
Marjo Heinjoki, Merja Karjalainen, Juha Saltevo, Miia Tiihonen, Maija Haanpää, Hannu Kautiainen, Pekka Mäntyselkä
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 11. Published online 2020 Jan 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1684-4
PMCID:
PMC6954600
Abstract Article PDF–575K
High-throughput sequencing analysis of intestinal flora changes in ESRD and CKD patients
Jianguang Hu, Xiaoshi Zhong, Jing Yan, Daoyuan Zhou, Danping Qin, Xiao Xiao, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yan Liu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 12. Published online 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1668-4
PMCID:
PMC6958730
Abstract Article PDF–2.5M
Long-term predictive value of acute kidney injury classification in diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis with acute kidney injury
Tianxin Chen, Ying Zhou, Jianna Zhang, Chaosheng Chen, Jingye Pan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 13. Published online 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1676-4
PMCID:
PMC6958773
Abstract Article PDF–656K
Eosinophilia and risk of incident end stage kidney disease
Anam Tariq, Keisuke Okamato, Azka Tariq, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Karim M. Soliman, David W. Ploth, Mohamed G. Atta, Blaithin A. McMahon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 14. Published online 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1685-3
PMCID:
PMC6958669
Abstract Article PDF–995K
Hemodynamic response to non-pneumatic anti-shock compression garments in patients with renal dysfunction
R. Marinovich, Z. Li, T. Tamasi, K. Quinn, S. Wong, C. W. McIntyre
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 15. Published online 2020 Jan 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1680-8
PMCID:
PMC6958707
Abstract Article PDF–800K
Vascular access-specific health-related quality of life impacts among hemodialysis patients: qualitative development of the hemodialysis access-related quality of life (HARQ) instrument
Robert J. Nordyke, Gina Nicholson, Shawn M. Gage, Ted Lithgow, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Matthew B. Rivara, Ron D. Hays, Karen Woo, John Devin Peipert
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 16. Published online 2020 Jan 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1683-5
PMCID:
PMC6958666
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in children– a retrospective case series in a UK tertiary paediatric centre
S. Roy, T. Awogbemi, R. C. L. Holt
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 17. Published online 2020 Jan 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1681-7
PMCID:
PMC6961306
Abstract Article PDF–652K
C1GALT1 expression is associated with galactosylation of IgA1 in peripheral B lymphocyte in immunoglobulin a nephropathy
Yue Xing, Lina Li, Yaru Zhang, Fanghao Wang, Dandan He, Youxia Liu, Junya Jia, Tiekun Yan, Shan Lin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 18. Published online 2020 Jan 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1675-5
PMCID:
PMC6964072
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Definition of hourly urine output influences reported incidence and staging of acute kidney injury
Jennifer C. Allen, David S. Gardner, Henry Skinner, Daniel Harvey, Andrew Sharman, Mark A. J. Devonald
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 19. Published online 2020 Jan 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1678-2
PMCID:
PMC6964092
Abstract Article PDF–730K
Safety and efficacy of direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C in patients with chronic kidney disease
Elena Laura Iliescu, Adriana Mercan-Stanciu, Letitia Toma
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 21. Published online 2020 Jan 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1687-1
PMCID:
PMC6966843
Abstract Article PDF–559K
Association of soluble ST2 with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients: a single-centre cohort study
Paul A. Devine, Christopher Cardwell, Alexander P. Maxwell
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 22. Published online 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1690-6
PMCID:
PMC6986045
Abstract Article PDF–690K
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Lazio region, Italy: a classification algorithm based on health information systems
Claudia Marino, Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Matteo Bargagli, Silvia Cascini, Nera Agabiti, Giovanni Gambaro, Marina Davoli
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 23. Published online 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1689-z
PMCID:
PMC6986004
Abstract Article PDF–854K
Access to CKD Care in Rural Communities of India: a qualitative study exploring the barriers and potential facilitators
Tazeen Hasan Jafar, Chandrika Ramakrishnan, Oommen John, Abha Tewari, Benjamin Cobb, Helena Legido-Quigley, Yoon Sungwon, Vivekanand Jha
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 26. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1702-6
PMCID:
PMC6988353
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Enabling good outcomes in older adults on dialysis: a qualitative study
Rajesh Raj, Bridget Brown, Kiran Ahuja, Mai Frandsen, Matthew Jose
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 28. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1695-1
PMCID:
PMC6988330
Abstract Article PDF–577K
Investigating associated factors with glomerular filtration rate: structural equation modeling
Parastoo Jamshidi, Farid Najafi, Shayan Mostafaei, Ebrahem Shakiba, Yahya Pasdar, Behrooz Hamzeh, Mehdi Moradinazar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 30. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1686-2
PMCID:
PMC6990472
Abstract Article PDF–830K
Effect of low-dose atrial natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a retrospective, single-center study with propensity-score matching
Keita Saito, Shigehiko Uchino, Tomoko Fujii, Shinjiro Saito, Masanori Takinami, Shoichi Uezono
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 31. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1701-7
PMCID:
PMC6990464
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
The agreement between fasting glucose and markers of chronic glycaemic exposure in individuals with and without chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
Cindy George, Tandi E. Matsha, Marizna Korf, Annalise E. Zemlin, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 32. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1697-z
PMCID:
PMC6990590
Abstract Article PDF–1005K
MEST-C pathological score and long-term outcomes of child and adult patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis
Donghwan Yun, Dong Ki Kim, Kook-Hwan Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Kyung Chul Moon, Yon Su Kim, Kyoungbun Lee, Seung Seok Han
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 33. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1691-5
PMCID:
PMC6993338
Abstract Article PDF–993K
Incidence, predictors and prognosis of acute kidney injury in nonagenarians: an in-hospital cohort study
Andre Luis Bastos Sousa, Leticia Mascarenhas de Souza, Osvaldino Vieira Santana Filho, Victor Hugo Ferreira e Léda, Paulo Novis Rocha
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 34. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1698-y
PMCID:
PMC6993395
Abstract Article PDF–766K
Influence of low free thyroxine on progression of chronic kidney disease
Alexandre Barbosa Câmara de Souza, Marcia Fernanda Arantes, Roberto Zatz, Rosilene Motta Elias, Roberto Iglesias Lopes, Etienne Macedo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 36. Published online 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1677-3
PMCID:
PMC6993384
Abstract Article PDF–962K
Association of reduced inner retinal thicknesses with chronic kidney disease
Euan N. Paterson, Meera L. Ravindran, Kayleigh Griffiths, Claire A. Le Velly, Chris C. Cardwell, Rachel V. McCarter, Patrick Nicol, Jay K. Chhablani, Mohammed Abdul Rasheed, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, Thomas J. MacGillivray, Mark Harbinson, Alexander P. Maxwell, Ruth E. Hogg, Gareth J. McKay
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 37. Published online 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1679-1
PMCID:
PMC6995224
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
Biochemical and histopathological changes in Wistar rats after consumption of boiled and un-boiled water from high and low disease prevalent areas for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in north Central Province (NCP) and its comparison with low disease prevalent Colombo, Sri Lanka
M. G. Thammitiyagodage, N. R. de Silva, C. Rathnayake, R. Karunakaran, Kumara WGSS, M. M. Gunatillka, N. Ekanayaka, B. P. Galhena, M. I. Thabrew
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 38. Published online 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1693-3
PMCID:
PMC6995117
Abstract Article PDF–2.1M
Vancomycin-associated acute kidney injury in Hong Kong in 2012–2016
Xuzhen Qin, Man-Fung Tsoi, Xinyu Zhao, Lin Zhang, Zhihong Qi, Bernard M. Y. Cheung
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 41. Published online 2020 Feb 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1704-4
PMCID:
PMC6998253
Abstract Article PDF–696K
Lifetime cost-effectiveness analysis of first-line dialysis modalities for patients with end-stage renal disease under peritoneal dialysis first policy
Carlos K. H. Wong, Julie Chen, Samuel K. S. Fung, Maggie Mok, Yuk lun Cheng, Irene Kong, Wai Kei Lo, Sing Leung Lui, T. M. Chan, Cindy L. K. Lam
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 42. Published online 2020 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1708-0
PMCID:
PMC7001205
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Copeptin is independently associated with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease stage 5
Edyta Golembiewska, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Lu Dai, Bengt Lindholm, Olof Heimbürger, Magnus Söderberg, Torkel B. Brismar, Jonaz Ripsweden, Peter Barany, Richard J. Johnson, Peter Stenvinkel
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 43. Published online 2020 Feb 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1710-6
PMCID:
PMC7006395
Abstract Article PDF–560K
Validation of pre-operative risk scores of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in a Chinese cohort
Wenjun Yin, Ge Zhou, Lingyun Zhou, Mancang Liu, Yueliang Xie, Jianglin Wang, Shanru Zuo, Kun Liu, Can Hu, Linhua Chen, Huiqin Yang, Xiaocong Zuo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 45. Published online 2020 Feb 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1700-8
PMCID:
PMC7011449
Abstract Article PDF–920K
The incidence, risk factors, and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury in hospitalized diabetic ketoacidosis patients
Junzhe Chen, Honghui Zeng, Xia Ouyang, Mingsheng Zhu, Qiuyan Huang, Wenjuan Yu, Li Ling, Hui-yao Lan, Anping Xu, Ying Tang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 48. Published online 2020 Feb 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1709-z
PMCID:
PMC7017527
Abstract Article PDF–419K
Serum magnesium, mortality and disease progression in chronic kidney disease
Rami Azem, Remy Daou, Elias Bassil, Eva Maria Anvari, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold, Tushar Vachharajani, Joseph Nally, Georges N. Na khoul
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 49. Published online 2020 Feb 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1713-3
Correction in:
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 139.
PMCID:
PMC7017617
Abstract Article PDF–580K
Noninvasive indices for predicting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
A Reum Choe, Dong-Ryeol Ryu, Hwi Young Kim, Hye Ah Lee, Jiyoung Lim, Jin Sil Kim, Jeong Kyong Lee, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 50. Published online 2020 Feb 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01718-8
PMCID:
PMC7027038
Abstract Article PDF–739K
Albumin-globulin ratio and mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective study
Fenfen Peng, Lingzhi Sun, Ting Chen, Yan Zhu, Weidong Zhou, Peilin Li, Yihua Chen, Yiyi Zhuang, Qianyin Huang, Haibo Long
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 51. Published online 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1707-1
PMCID:
PMC7023751
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Low dose of flurbiprofen axetil decrease the rate of acute kidney injury after operation: a retrospective clinical data analysis of 9915 cases
Dong Wang, Shi-Kun Yang, Meng-Xi Zhao, Yong-Zhong Tang, Wen OU-Yang, Hao Zhang, Qin Liao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 52. Published online 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1711-5
PMCID:
PMC7023727
Abstract Article PDF–690K
Long-term renal graft outcome after parathyroidectomy - a retrospective single centre study
Margret Patecki, Irina Scheffner, Hermann Haller, Wilfried Gwinner
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 53. Published online 2020 Feb 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01723-x
PMCID:
PMC7027287
Abstract Article PDF–953K
Oral Sucrosomial® iron versus intravenous iron for recovering iron deficiency anaemia in ND-CKD patients: a cost- minimization analysis
Eleonora Riccio, Massimo Sabbatini, Ivana Capuano, Angela Maria Pellegrino, Luigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli, Antonio Pisani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 57. Published online 2020 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01716-w
PMCID:
PMC7035732
Abstract Article PDF–662K
Randomized controlled trials for comparison of laparoscopic versus conventional open catheter placement in peritoneal dialysis patients: a meta-analysis
Mei-Lan Sun, Yong Zhang, Bo Wang, Te-An Ma, Hong Jiang, Shou-Liang Hu, Piao Zhang, Yan-Hong Tuo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 60. Published online 2020 Feb 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01724-w
PMCID:
PMC7038608
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Disease characteristics and outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: a matched cohort study of spironolactone users and non-users
Michael Blankenburg, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Anne-Kathrin Fett, Raymond G. Griner, Alain Gay
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 61. Published online 2020 Feb 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01719-7
PMCID:
PMC7045439
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Calciphylaxis epidemiology, risk factors, treatment and survival among French chronic kidney disease patients: a case-control study
Raphaël Gaisne, Morgane Péré, Victorio Menoyo, Maryvonne Hourmant, David Larmet-Burgeot
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 63. Published online 2020 Feb 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01722-y
PMCID:
PMC7045437
Abstract Article PDF–846K
Epidemiology of 10-year paediatric renal biopsies in the region of southern Croatia
Adela Arapović, Katarina Vukojević, Natalija Filipović, Merica Glavina Durdov, Danica Ljubanović-Galešić, Mirna Saraga-Babić, Sandra Prgomet, Ana Simičić Majce, Anja Belavić, Dijana Borić Škaro, Dragan Ljutić, Marijan Saraga
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 65. Published online 2020 Feb 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01727-7
PMCID:
PMC7045640
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Cramping, crashing, cannulating, and clotting: a qualitative study of patients’ definitions of a “bad run” on hemodialysis
Pei-Yi Kuo, Rajiv Saran, Marissa Argentina, Michael Heung, Jennifer Bragg-Gresham, Sarah Krein, Brenda W. Gillespie, Kai Zheng, Tiffany C. Veinot
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 67. Published online 2020 Feb 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01726-8
PMCID:
PMC7045425
Abstract Article PDF–573K
SLC5A2 mutations, including two novel mutations, responsible for renal glucosuria in Chinese families
Lei Yu, Meng Wu, Ping Hou, Hong Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 69. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01725-9
PMCID:
PMC7047355
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Exclusion of pregnancy in dialysis patients: diagnostic performance of human chorionic gonadotropin
Natalja Haninger-Vacariu, Harald Herkner, Matthias Lorenz, Marcus Säemann, Andreas Vychytil, Martin Jansen, Rodrig Marculescu, Reinhard Kramar, Gere Sunder-Plassmann, Alice Schmidt
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 70. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01729-5
PMCID:
PMC7049197
Abstract Article PDF–825K
Challenges in the provision of kidney care at the largest public nephrology center in Guatemala: a qualitative study with health professionals
David Flood, Katharine Wilcox, Andrea Aguilar Ferro, Carlos Mendoza Montano, Joaquin Barnoya, Pablo Garcia, Randall Lou-Meda, Peter Rohloff, Anita Chary
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 71. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01732-w
PMCID:
PMC7049202
Abstract Article PDF–576K
The burden of unrecognised chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes at a county hospital clinic in Kenya: implications to care and need for screening
Frederick C. F. Otieno, Elijah N. Ogola, M. W. Kimando, Kenn Mutai
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 73. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1705-3
PMCID:
PMC7048110
Abstract Article PDF–856K
Serum-to-urine renalase ratio and renalase fractional excretion in healthy adults and chronic kidney disease patients
Natalia M. Serwin, Magda Wiśniewska, Elżbieta Cecerska-Heryć, Krzysztof Safranow, Edyta Skwirczyńska, Barbara Dołęgowska
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 77. Published online 2020 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01737-5
PMCID:
PMC7057639
Abstract Article PDF–623K
The association of kidney function and cognitive decline in older patients at risk of cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal data analysis
Laurien E. Zijlstra, Stella Trompet, Simon P. Mooijaart, Marjolijn van Buren, Naveed Sattar, David J. Stott, J. Wouter Jukema
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 81. Published online 2020 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01745-5
PMCID:
PMC7059260
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Barriers and enablers to detection and management of chronic kidney disease in primary healthcare: a systematic review
Elizabeth P. Neale, Justin Middleton, Kelly Lambert
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 83. Published online 2020 Mar 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01731-x
PMCID:
PMC7066820
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
High dose haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration parameters and the relationship with advanced vascular calcification
Sung Keun Park, Won Joong Kim, Hyun Jin Kim, Hae Won Kim, Beom Kim, Hong Joo Lee, So-Young Lee, Yu Ho Lee, Dong-Jin Kim, Kyung-Hwan Jeong, Ju-Young Moon, Sang-Ho Lee, Shin Young Ahn, Gang Jee Ko, Jae-Hong Ryoo, Dong-Young Lee
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 86. Published online 2020 Mar 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01738-4
PMCID:
PMC7060583
Abstract Article PDF–562K
Furosemide stress test and interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies in chronic kidney disease
Jesús Rivero, Francisco Rodríguez, Virgilia Soto, Etienne Macedo, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Ravindra L. Mehta, Sucheta Vaingankar, Pranav S. Garimella, Carlos Garza, Magdalena Madero
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 87. Published online 2020 Mar 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01721-z
PMCID:
PMC7060600
Abstract Article PDF–967K
Impact of chronic kidney disease and anemia on health-related quality of life and work productivity: analysis of multinational real-world data
Heleen van Haalen, James Jackson, Bruce Spinowitz, Gary Milligan, Rebecca Moon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 88. Published online 2020 Mar 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01746-4
PMCID:
PMC7060645
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Global diastolic strain rate for the assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in young peritoneal dialysis patients: a case control study
Jing Zhu, Fei Shi, Tao You, Chao Tang, Jianchang Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 89. Published online 2020 Mar 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01742-8
PMCID:
PMC7063726
Abstract Article PDF–2.9M
Predictive value of admission D-dimer for contrast-induced acute kidney injury and poor outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Kai-Yang Lin, Han-Chuan Chen, Hui Jiang, Sun-Ying Wang, Hong-Mei Chen, Zhi-Yong Wu, Feng Jiang, Yan-Song Guo, Peng-Li Zhu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 90. Published online 2020 Mar 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01743-7
PMCID:
PMC7063708
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Comparison of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients’ dietary behaviors
Seon-Mi Kim, Byung Chin Kang, Hyun-Jung Kim, Min-Sook Kyung, Hyung Jung Oh, Jung-Hyun Kim, Oran Kwon, Dong-Ryeol Ryu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 91. Published online 2020 Mar 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01744-6
PMCID:
PMC7063748
Abstract Article PDF–521K
Immunological risk stratification and tailored minimisation of immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients
Mysore K. Phanish, Richard P. Hull, Peter A. Andrews, Joyce Popoola, Edward J. Kingdon, Iain A. M. MacPhee, for the South West Thames Renal Transplantation Network
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 92. Published online 2020 Mar 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01739-3
PMCID:
PMC7065371
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Pneumocystis pneumonia occurrence and prophylaxis duration in kidney transplant recipients according to perioperative treatment with rituximab
Young Hoon Kim, Jee Yeon Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Youngmin Ko, Ji Yoon Choi, Sung Shin, Joo Hee Jung, Su-Kil Park, Sung-Han Kim, Hyunwook Kwon, Duck Jong Han
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 93. Published online 2020 Mar 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01750-8
PMCID:
PMC7066802
Abstract Article PDF–726K
Outcomes in acute kidney injury in noncritically ill patients lately referred to nephrologist in a developing country: a comparison of AKIN and KDIGO criteria
Ginivaldo Victor Ribeiro do Nascimento, Marcela do Nascimento Silva, Juarez Duarte de Carvalho Neto, Ludgero Ribeiro Feitosa Filho, Jessica Duarte Antão
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 94. Published online 2020 Mar 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01751-7
PMCID:
PMC7066785
Abstract Article PDF–579K
Continuous renal replacement therapy in patients with HIV/AIDS
Hebing Guo, Jingyuan Liu, Lin Pu, Jingjing Hao, Ningning Yin, Yufeng Liu, Haofeng Xiong, Ang Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 95. Published online 2020 Mar 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01754-4
PMCID:
PMC7066780
Abstract Article PDF–792K
Fecal microbiota characteristics of Chinese patients with primary IgA nephropathy: a cross-sectional study
Xiaofang Hu, Jie Du, Yuhong Xie, Qiong Huang, Yi Xiao, Juan Chen, Siyuan Yan, Zhicheng Gong, Shaxi Ouyang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 97. Published online 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01741-9
PMCID:
PMC7071635
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Incidence and epidemiology of acute kidney injury in a pediatric Malawian trauma cohort: a prospective observational study
Erica C. Bjornstad, William Muronya, Zachary H. Smith, Keisha Gibson, Amy K. Mottl, Anthony Charles, Stephen W. Marshall, Yvonne M. Golightly, Charles K. Munthali, Emily W. Gower
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 98. Published online 2020 Mar 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01755-3
PMCID:
PMC7071651
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
The relative importance of frailty, physical and cardiovascular function as exercise-modifiable predictors of falls in haemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
Tobia Zanotto, Thomas H. Mercer, Marietta L. van der Linden, Robert Rush, Jamie P. Traynor, Colin J. Petrie, Arthur Doyle, Karen Chalmers, Nicola Allan, Ilona Shilliday, Pelagia Koufaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 99. Published online 2020 Mar 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01759-z
PMCID:
PMC7071740
Abstract Article PDF–786K
Effect of a pedometer-based walking intervention on body composition in patients with ESRD: a randomized controlled trial
Anoop Sheshadri, Piyawan Kittiskulnam, Jennifer C. Lai, Kirsten L. Johansen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 100. Published online 2020 Mar 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01753-5
PMCID:
PMC7074998
Abstract Article PDF–1012K
Markers and risk factors for chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africans: baseline levels and 12-month trajectories in newly referred patients in Cameroon
Halle Marie Patrice, Kengne Andre Pascal, Kaze Folefack François, Djantio Hilaire, Doualla Marie Solange, Ashuntantang Enow Gloria, Choukem Siméon Pierre
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 101. Published online 2020 Mar 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01760-6
PMCID:
PMC7079528
Abstract Article PDF–643K
Experimental rat model for acute tubular injury induced by high water hardness and high water fluoride: efficacy of primary preventive intervention by distilled water administration
Thanusha Perera, Shirani Ranasinghe, Neil Alles, Roshitha Waduge
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 103. Published online 2020 Mar 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01763-3
PMCID:
PMC7092545
Abstract Article PDF–7.4M
The risk of bleeding for antiplatelet agents in Haemodialysis patients: a Meta-analysis
Qi Wang, Xiaojie Xie, Gaosi Xu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 106. Published online 2020 Mar 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01757-1
PMCID:
PMC7098092
Abstract Article PDF–1.9M
Tubular secretion of creatinine and kidney function: an observational study
Xuehan Zhang, Andrew D. Rule, Charles E. McCulloch, John C. Lieske, Elaine Ku, Chi-yuan Hsu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 108. Published online 2020 Mar 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01736-6
PMCID:
PMC7104490
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
HLA-G14bp ins/del polymorphism and post-transplant weight gain in kidney transplantation: potential implications beyond tolerance
Daniela Piancatelli, Daniela Maccarone, Alessia Colanardi, Pierluigi Sebastiani, Katia Clemente, Samuele Iesari, Quirino Lai, Francesco Pisani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 109. Published online 2020 Mar 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01752-6
PMCID:
PMC7104538
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
The renal range of the κ/λ sFLC ratio: best strategy to evaluate multiple myeloma in patients with chronic kidney disease
Alícia Molina-Andújar, Pau Robles, Maria T. Cibeira, Enrique Montagud-Marrahi, Elena Guillen, Marc Xipell, Miquel Blasco, Esteban Poch, Laura Rosiñol, Joan Bladé, Luis F. Quintana
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 111. Published online 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01771-3
PMCID:
PMC7110749
Abstract Article PDF–579K
A simple tourniquet technique for bleeding control after percutaneous hemodialysis fistula and graft interventions
Qiquan Lai, Hui Zhang, Bo Chen, Xuejing Gao, Ling Chen, Bo Tu, Baifei Li, Bo Hu, Fan He, Yong Xu, Ziming Wan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 112. Published online 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01784-y
PMCID:
PMC7110728
Abstract Article PDF–3.1M
Accuracy and concordance of measurement methods to assess non-adherence after renal transplantation - a prospective study
Marietta Lieb, Tobias Hepp, Mario Schiffer, Mirian Opgenoorth, Yesim Erim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 114. Published online 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01781-1
PMCID:
PMC7110822
Abstract Article PDF–774K
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease in a central Chinese urban population: a cross-sectional survey
Jia-Yu Duan, Guang-Cai Duan, Chong-Jian Wang, Dong-Wei Liu, Ying-Jin Qiao, Shao-Kang Pan, Deng-Ke Jiang, Yong Liu, Zi-Hao Zhao, Lu-Lu Liang, Fei Tian, Zhang-Suo Liu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 115. Published online 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01761-5
PMCID:
PMC7118942
Abstract Article PDF–597K
Association of acute kidney injury with readmissions after hospitalization for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study
Atsushi Hirayama, Tadahiro Goto, Kohei Hasegawa
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 116. Published online 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01780-2
PMCID:
PMC7119005
Abstract Article PDF–659K
The urinary microbiome shows different bacterial genera in renal transplant recipients and non-transplant patients at time of acute kidney injury – a pilot study
Daniela Gerges-Knafl, Pichler Peter, Alexander Zimprich, Christoph Hotzy, Wolfgang Barousch, Rita M. Lang, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, Sabina Baumgartner-Parzer, Ludwig Wagner, Wolfgang Winnicki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 117. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01773-1
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 168.
PMCID:
PMC7133001
Abstract Article PDF–868K
Beta-glucans in advanced CKD: role in endotoxaemia and inflammation
Jonathan Wong, Yonglong Zhang, Oscar Swift, Malcolm Finkelman, Ashish Patidar, Sivaramakrishnan Ramanarayanan, Enric Vilar, Ken Farrington
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 118. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01779-9
PMCID:
PMC7137517
Abstract Article PDF–586K
The impact of hyperglycemia on urinary albumin excretion in recent onset diabetes mellitus type II
Barbara Nikolaidou, Eugenia Gkaliagkousi, Panagiota Anyfanti, Eleni Gavriilaki, Antonios Lazaridis, Areti Triantafyllou, Ioanna Zografou, Stella Douma
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 119. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01774-0
PMCID:
PMC7137425
Abstract Article PDF–278K
Risk scores for predicting incident chronic kidney disease among rural Chinese people: a village-based cohort study
Jiangping Wen, Jie Hao, Ye Zhang, Kai Cao, Xiaohong Zhang, Jiang Li, Xinxin Lu, Ningli Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 120. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01787-9
PMCID:
PMC7137250
Abstract Article PDF–724K
Cortical unlike trabecular bone loss is not associated with vascular calcification progression in CKD patients
Larissa R. Costa, Aluizio B. Carvalho, Amandha L. Bittencourt, Carlos E. Rochitte, Maria Eugênia F. Canziani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 121. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01756-2
PMCID:
PMC7137513
Abstract Article PDF–920K
Leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein-1 upregulation in plasma and kidney of patients with lupus nephritis
Yi Yang, Ran Luo, Yichun Cheng, Tingting Liu, Wei Dai, Yueqiang Li, Shuwang Ge, Gang Xu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 122. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01782-0
PMCID:
PMC7137487
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Sonographically determined kidney measurements are better able to predict histological changes and a low CKD-EPI eGFR when weighted towards cortical echogenicity
Nordeval Cavalcante Araújo, Maria Alice Puga Rebelo, Lilimar da Silveira Rioja, José Hermógenes Rocco Suassuna
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 123. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01789-7
PMCID:
PMC7137523
Abstract Article PDF–3.1M
Low lung function and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease in the Malmö Preventive Project cohort
Suneela Zaigham, Anders Christensson, Per Wollmer, Gunnar Engström
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 124. Published online 2020 Apr 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01758-0
PMCID:
PMC7144045
Abstract Article PDF–634K
Patterns and characteristics of cognitive functioning in older patients approaching end stage kidney disease, the COPE-study
Floor J. van Deudekom, Marije H. Kallenberg, Noeleen C. Berkhout-Byrne, Gerard J. Blauw, Henk Boom, Jeroen de Bresser, Mark A. van Buchem, André Gaasbeek, Sebastiaan Hammer, Joep Lagro, Matthias J. P. van Osch, Marie-Noëlle Witjes-Ané, Ton J. Rabelink, Marjolijn van Buren, Simon P. Mooijaart
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 126. Published online 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01764-2
PMCID:
PMC7147053
Abstract Article PDF–541K
Impact of superimposed nephrological care to guidelines-directed management by primary care physicians of patients with stable chronic kidney disease: a randomized controlled trial
Patrick Saudan, Belen Ponte, Nicola Marangon, Chantal Martinez, Lena Berchtold, David Jaques, Thomas Ernandez, Sophie de Seigneux, Sebastian Carballo, Thomas Perneger, Pierre-Yves Martin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 128. Published online 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01747-3
PMCID:
PMC7147051
Abstract Article PDF–788K
Prevalence and awareness of chronic kidney disease among adult diabetic outpatients in Northeast Ethiopia
Temesgen Fiseha, Zemenu Tamir
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 129. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01768-y
PMCID:
PMC7161144
Abstract Article PDF–499K
Adapting wellbeing research tools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic kidney disease
Tricia Nagel, Michelle Sweet, Kylie M. Dingwall, Stefanie Puszka, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, David J. Kavanagh, Alan Cass, Kirsten Howard, Sandawana W. Majoni
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 130. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01776-y
PMCID:
PMC7161120
Abstract Article PDF–514K
Timing of kidney biopsy in type 2 diabetic patients: a stepwise approach
Jyh-Tong Hsieh, Fu-Pang Chang, An-Hang Yang, Der-Cherng Tarng, Chih-Yu Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 131. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01794-w
PMCID:
PMC7161016
Abstract Article PDF–850K
A five-year longitudinal study of the relation between end-stage kidney disease as the outcomes
Hsiu-Lan Li, Pei-Hui Tai, Yi-Ting Hwang, Shih-Wei Lin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 132. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01795-9
PMCID:
PMC7161172
Abstract Article PDF–581K
Urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 associated with calcium oxalate crystallization in patients with primary hyperoxaluria
Xiangling Wang, Gauri Bhutani, Lisa E. Vaughan, Felicity T. Enders, Zejfa Haskic, Dawn Milliner, John C. Lieske, On behalf of the investigators of the Rare Kidney Stone Consortium
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 133. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01783-z
PMCID:
PMC7161151
Abstract Article PDF–404K
Rituximab therapy for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and minimal change disease in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Panupong Hansrivijit, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Charat Thongprayoon, Nasrollah Ghahramani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 134. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01797-7
PMCID:
PMC7160971
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
The effect of BCM guided dry weight assessment on short-term survival in Chinese hemodialysis patients: Primary results of a randomized trial – BOdy COmposition MOnitor (BOCOMO) study
Li Liu, Yi Sun, Yuqing Chen, Jinsheng Xu, Ping Yuan, Yulan Shen, Shan Lin, Weiming Sun, Yingchun Ma, Jianwei Ren, Wenjun Liu, Jinghong Lei, Li Zuo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 135. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01793-x
PMCID:
PMC7161118
Abstract Article PDF–788K
Development, implementation and user experience of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) dialysis dashboard
Michael J. Fischer, Wissam M. Kourany, Karen Sovern, Kurt Forrester, Cassandra Griffin, Nancy Lightner, Shawn Loftus, Katherine Murphy, Greg Roth, Paul M. Palevsky, Susan T. Crowley
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 136. Published online 2020 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01798-6
PMCID:
PMC7160999
Abstract Article PDF–2.2M
Factors of microinflammation in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a pilot study
Valerie Olivier, Catherine Dunyach-Remy, Pierre Corbeau, Jean-Paul Cristol, Thibault Sutra, Stephane Burtey, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Olivier Moranne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 141. Published online 2020 Apr 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01803-y
PMCID:
PMC7175551
Abstract Article PDF–678K
The validity of reticulocyte hemoglobin content and percentage of hypochromic red blood cells for screening iron-deficiency anemia among patients with end-stage renal disease: a retrospective analysis
Nhan Hieu Dinh, Suzanne Monivong Cheanh Beaupha, Loan Thi Anh Tran
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 142. Published online 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01796-8
PMCID:
PMC7178621
Abstract Article PDF–677K
Serum levels of neutrophil Gelatinase associated Lipocalin (NGAL) predicts hemodialysis after coronary angiography in high risk patients with acute coronary syndrome
Luis F. Reyes, Diego F. Severiche-Bueno, Carlos A. Bustamante, Sixta Murillo, Nilam J. Soni, Marcela Poveda, Efraín Gomez, Ricardo Buitrago, Alejandro Rodriguez
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 143. Published online 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01799-5
PMCID:
PMC7178579
Abstract Article PDF–906K
The association between reduced kidney function and hearing loss: a cross-sectional study
Wenwen Liu, Qinqin Meng, Yafeng Wang, Chao Yang, Lili Liu, Huaiyu Wang, Zaiming Su, Guilan Kong, Yaohui Zhao, Luxia Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 145. Published online 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01810-z
PMCID:
PMC7178984
Abstract Article PDF–601K
Clinicopathological characteristics of light chain proximal tubulopathy in Korean patients and the diagnostic usefulness of immunohistochemical staining for immunoglobulin light chain
Minsun Jung, Youngeun Lee, Hajeong Lee, Kyung Chul Moon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 146. Published online 2020 Apr 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01813-w
PMCID:
PMC7178968
Abstract Article PDF–890K
The fertility willingness and acceptability of preimplantation genetic testing in Chinese patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Mingji Sun, Cheng Xue, Yunhui Lu, Yiyi Ma, Ting Pan, Xiaoliu Wang, Li Fan, Jiandong Shen, Yan Hao, Danxia Zheng, Junhua Li, Mingxu Li, Yaping He, Changlin Mei
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 147. Published online 2020 Apr 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01785-x
PMCID:
PMC7183678
Abstract Article PDF–962K
Roles of peritoneal clearance and residual kidney removal in control of uric acid in patients on peritoneal dialysis
Xi Xiao, Hongjian Ye, Chunyan Yi, Jianxiong Lin, Yuan Peng, Xuan Huang, Meiju Wu, Haishan Wu, Haiping Mao, Xueqing Yu, Xiao Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 148. Published online 2020 Apr 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01800-1
PMCID:
PMC7183606
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration and acute kidney injury after noncardiac surgery
Yan Zhou, Hong-Yun Yang, Hui-Li Zhang, Xiao-Jin Zhu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 149. Published online 2020 Apr 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01808-7
PMCID:
PMC7183648
Abstract Article PDF–507K
Variation in contrast-associated acute kidney injury prophylaxis for percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) program
Joseph Walker Keach, Maggie A. Stanislawski, Anna E. Barón, Mary E. Plomondon, Paula Langner, Amit Amin, Heather M. Gilmartin, Stephen Waldo, Thomas M. Maddox
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 150. Published online 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01802-z
PMCID:
PMC7189455
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Abdominal aortic calcification score as a predictor of clinical outcome in peritoneal dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
Dahua Ma, Hao Yan, Xiaoxiao Yang, Zanzhe Yu, Zhaohui Ni, Wei Fang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 151. Published online 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01822-9
PMCID:
PMC7191690
Abstract Article PDF–840K
Incidence and mortality of new-onset glucose disorders in peritoneal dialysis patients in China: a meta-analysis
Yanan Shi, Jiajie Cai, Chunxia Shi, Conghui Liu, Zhongxin Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 152. Published online 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01820-x
PMCID:
PMC7191695
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Association between extracellular volume control and survival in patients on short daily haemodialysis
Ana Beatriz Lesqueves Barra, Ana Paula Roque-da-Silva, Marcos S. Vasconcellos, Jocemir R. Lugon, Jorge Paulo Strogoff-de-Matos
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 153. Published online 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01821-w
PMCID:
PMC7191765
Abstract Article PDF–865K
Oral health-related quality of life in adult patients with end-stage kidney diseases undergoing renal replacement therapy – a systematic review
Gerhard Schmalz, Susann Patschan, Daniel Patschan, Dirk Ziebolz
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 154. Published online 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01824-7
PMCID:
PMC7191826
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Does ligation of the dorsal branch of the cephalic vein affect the patency of a distal forearm arteriovenous fistula? A randomised study
Hongtao Zhang, Guizhen Zhu, Lei Yan, Yang Lu, Fengmin Shao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 155. Published online 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01823-8
PMCID:
PMC7191813
Abstract Article PDF–539K
Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes comparison between different initial dialysis modalities in end-stage renal disease patients due to lupus nephritis prior to renal transplantation
Joel Swai, Xiexiong Zhao, Julie-Raisa Noube, Gui Ming
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 156. Published online 2020 May 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01811-y
PMCID:
PMC7195760
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
The predictive role of serum calprotectin on mortality in hemodialysis patients with high phosphoremia
Tomoko Kanki, Takashige Kuwabara, Jun Morinaga, Hirotaka Fukami, Shuro Umemoto, Daisuke Fujimoto, Teruhiko Mizumoto, Manabu Hayata, Yutaka Kakizoe, Yuichiro Izumi, Saeko Tajiri, Tetsuya Tajiri, Kenichiro Kitamura, Masashi Mukoyama
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 158. Published online 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01812-x
PMCID:
PMC7197146
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Quality of life among caregivers of people with end-stage kidney disease managed with dialysis or comprehensive conservative care
Karan K. Shah, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Kevin McGeechan, Susan M. Crail, Aine Burns, Rachael L. Morton
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 160. Published online 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01830-9
PMCID:
PMC7199363
Abstract Article PDF–551K
Developing quality indicators for Chronic Kidney Disease in primary care, extractable from the Electronic Medical Record. A Rand-modified Delphi method
Steve A. Van den Bulck, Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Geert Goderis, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Jonathan Swerts, Karolien Panis, Rosella Hermens
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 161. Published online 2020 May 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01788-8
PMCID:
PMC7201612
Abstract Article PDF–685K
Application of group LASSO regression based Bayesian networks in risk factors exploration and disease prediction for acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with hematologic malignancies
Yang Li, Xiaohong Chen, Yimei Wang, Jiachang Hu, Ziyan Shen, Xiaoqiang Ding
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 162. Published online 2020 May 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01786-w
PMCID:
PMC7201633
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Intradialytic complications among patients on twice-weekly maintenance hemodialysis: an experience from a hemodialysis center in Eritrea
Saud Mohammed Raja, Yemane Seyoum
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 163. Published online 2020 May 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01806-9
PMCID:
PMC7201639
Abstract Article PDF–735K
Effects of bodybuilding supplements on the kidney: A population-based incidence study of biopsy pathology and clinical characteristics among middle eastern men
Alaa Abbas Ali, Safaa E. Almukhtar, Dana A. Sharif, Zana Sidiq M. Saleem, Dana N. Muhealdeen, Michael D. Hughson
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 164. Published online 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01834-5
PMCID:
PMC7203829
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
The association between serum chloride levels and chronic kidney disease progression: a cohort study
Minesh Khatri, Joshua Zitovsky, Dale Lee, Kamal Nayyar, Melissa Fazzari, Candace Grant
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 165. Published online 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01828-3
PMCID:
PMC7203999
Abstract Article PDF–877K
Gait speed and handgrip strength as predictors of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients
Yu Ho Lee, Jin Sug Kim, Su-Woong Jung, Hyeon Seok Hwang, Ju-Young Moon, Kyung-Hwan Jeong, Sang-Ho Lee, So-Young Lee, Gang Jee Ko, Dong-Young Lee, Hong joo Lee, Yang Gyun Kim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 166. Published online 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01831-8
PMCID:
PMC7203881
Abstract Article PDF–994K
Kidney disease progression and all-cause mortality across estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria categories among patients with vs. without type 2 diabetes
Gregory A. Nichols, Anouk Derúaz-Luyet, Kimberly G. Brodovicz, Teresa M. Kimes, A. Gabriela Rosales, Sibylle J. Hauske
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 167. Published online 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01792-y
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 200.
PMCID:
PMC7203828
Abstract Article PDF–848K
Association between lifestyle factors and decreased kidney function in older adults: a community-based cross-sectional analysis of the Taipei City elderly health examination database
Horng-Jinh Chang, Kuan-Reng Lin, Meng-Te Lin, Junn-Liang Chang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 169. Published online 2020 May 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01838-1
PMCID:
PMC7206742
Abstract Article PDF–709K
Effects of exercise training on proteinuria in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lei Yang, Xiaoxia Wu, Ying Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Rong Hu, Yong Wu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 172. Published online 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01816-7
PMCID:
PMC7216591
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M
Detrimental role of sphingosine kinase 1 in kidney damage in DOCA-salt hypertensive model: evidence from knockout mice
Bingqing Lyu, Weili Wang, Xin-Ying Ji, Joseph K. Ritter, Ningjun Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 173. Published online 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01815-8
PMCID:
PMC7216348
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Kidney-targeted baicalin-lysozyme conjugate ameliorates renal fibrosis in rats with diabetic nephropathy induced by streptozotocin
Xiao-peng Zheng, Qing Nie, Jing Feng, Xiao-yan Fan, Yue-lei Jin, Guang Chen, Ji-wei Du
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 174. Published online 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01833-6
PMCID:
PMC7216346
Abstract Article PDF–4.3M
Interaction between serum FGF-23 and PTH in renal phosphate excretion, a case-control study in hypoparathyroid patients
Forough Saki, Seyed Reza Kassaee, Azita Salehifar, Gholam Hossein Ranjbar Omrani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 176. Published online 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01826-5
PMCID:
PMC7218502
Abstract Article PDF–590K
Burnout syndrome among nephrologists - a burning issue – results of the countrywide survey by the Polish Society of Nephrology
Ewa Pawłowicz, Michał Nowicki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 177. Published online 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01829-2
PMCID:
PMC7218642
Abstract Article PDF–741K
Low-dose alemtuzumab induction in a tailored immunosuppression protocol for sensitized kidney transplant recipients
Martina Guthoff, Kilian Berger, Karina Althaus, Thomas Mühlbacher, Tamam Bakchoul, Wolfgang Steurer, Silvio Nadalin, Alfred Königsrainer, Nils Heyne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 178. Published online 2020 May 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01767-z
PMCID:
PMC7218828
Abstract Article PDF–813K
Benefits of peritoneal ultrafiltration in HFpEF and HFrEF patients
Leonie Grossekettler, Bastian Schmack, Carsten Brockmann, Reinhard Wanninger, Michael M. Kreusser, Lutz Frankenstein, Lars P. Kihm, Martin Zeier, Hugo A. Katus, Vedat Schwenger, Andrew Remppis
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 179. Published online 2020 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01777-x
PMCID:
PMC7222460
Abstract Article PDF–969K
Urinary angiotensinogen as a surrogate marker predicting the antiproteinuric effects of angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with overt proteinuria: a multicenter prospective study
Junseok Jeon, Do Hee Kim, Hye Ryoun Jang, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Hye-Young Kim, Dae Joong Kim, Yoon-Goo Kim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 180. Published online 2020 May 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01825-6
PMCID:
PMC7227290
Abstract Article PDF–443K
Acute kidney injury after nephrectomy: a new nomogram to predict postoperative renal function
Lingyu Xu, Chenyu Li, Long Zhao, Bin Zhou, Congjuan Luo, Xiaofei Man, Hong Luan, Lin Che, Yanfei Wang, Yan Xu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 181. Published online 2020 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01839-0
PMCID:
PMC7227356
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Effects of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D supplementation on stroke among patients receiving peritoneal dialysis
Xiaohan You, Ying Zhou, Jianna Zhang, Qiongxiu Zhou, Yanling Shi, Zhen Su, Chaoshen Chen, Rongrong Shao, Ji Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 183. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01817-6
PMCID:
PMC7236177
Abstract Article PDF–918K
Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study
Currie Moore, Lesley-Anne Carter, Sandip Mitra, Suzanne Skevington, Alison Wearden
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 185. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01819-4
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 254.
PMCID:
PMC7236460
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
Glomerulonephritis Histopathological Pattern Change
Anas AlYousef, Ali AlSahow, Bassam AlHelal, Ahmed Alqallaf, Emad Abdallah, Mohammed Abdellatif, Hani Nawar, Riham Elmahalawy
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 186. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01836-3
PMCID:
PMC7236312
Abstract Article PDF–644K
Ion-Channel modulator TH1177 reduces glomerular injury and serum creatinine in chronic mesangial proliferative disease in rats
Andrea Cove-Smith, Claire C. Sharpe, Michael J. Shattock, Bruce M. Hendry
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 187. Published online 2020 May 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01842-5
PMCID:
PMC7236127
Abstract Article PDF–2.4M
Childhood socioeconomic status, comorbidity of chronic kidney disease risk factors, and kidney function among adults in the midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study
Agus Surachman, Jonathan Daw, Bethany C. Bray, Lacy M. Alexander, Christopher L. Coe, David M. Almeida
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 188. Published online 2020 May 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01846-1
PMCID:
PMC7236129
Abstract Article PDF–728K
Ten-year outcome of Eculizumab in kidney transplant recipients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome– a single center experience
Sam Kant, Anshul Bhalla, Sami Alasfar, Nada Alachkar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 189. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01847-0
PMCID:
PMC7238522
Abstract Article PDF–375K
Incidence of acute kidney injury and use of renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit patients in Indonesia
Jonny Jonny, Moch Hasyim, Vedora Angelia, Ayu Nursantisuryani Jahya, Lydia Permata Hilman, Venna Febrian Kusumaningrum, Nattachai Srisawat
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 191. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01849-y
PMCID:
PMC7238547
Abstract Article PDF–659K
Implementation of a quality improvement strategy to increase outpatient kidney transplant referrals
Samira S. Farouk, Sara Atallah, Kirk N. Campbell, Joseph A. Vassalotti, Jaime Uribarri
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 192. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01855-0
PMCID:
PMC7240907
Abstract Article PDF–782K
Aspiration-sclerotherapy versus laparoscopic de-roofing in the treatment of renal cysts: which is better?
Xueling Zhang, Dehong Cao, Peizhen Han, Zhengju Ren, Jia Wang, Qiang Wei
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 193. Published online 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01832-7
PMCID:
PMC7245882
Abstract Article PDF–848K
Impact of hemodialysis and post-dialysis period on granular activity levels
John W. Larkin, Maggie Han, Hao Han, Murilo H. Guedes, Priscila Bezerra Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo Poli-de-Figueiredo, Américo Lourenço Cuvello-Neto, Ana Beatriz L. Barra, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Len A. Usvyat, Peter Kotanko, Maria Eugenia F. Canziani, Jochen G. Raimann, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, For the HDFIT Study Investigators
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 197. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01853-2
PMCID:
PMC7249440
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Chronic kidney disease in Russia: the Ural eye and medical study
Mukharram M. Bikbov, Rinat M. Zainullin, Gyulli M. Kazakbaeva, Timur R. Gilmanshin, Ellina M. Rakhimova, Iulia A. Rusakova, Natalia I. Bolshakova, Kamila R. Safiullina, Songhomitra Panda-Jonas, Dilya F. Yakupova, Nikolai A. Nikitin, Jost B. Jonas
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 198. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01843-4
PMCID:
PMC7249426
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Percutaneous insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter is a safe and effective technique irrespective of BMI
Dayang Xie, Jianhui Zhou, Xueying Cao, Qingtao Zhang, Yanli Sun, Li Tang, Jing Huang, Juanli Zheng, Li Lin, Zhenzhen Li, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 199. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01850-5
PMCID:
PMC7249625
Abstract Article PDF–771K
Association of simple renal cysts and chronic kidney disease with large abdominal aortic aneurysm
Milena Miszczuk, Verena Müller, Christian E. Althoff, Andrea Stroux, Daniela Widhalm, Andy Dobberstein, Andreas Greiner, Helena Kuivaniemi, Irene Hinterseher
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 201. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01841-6
PMCID:
PMC7257207
Abstract Article PDF–985K
Associations of urological malignancies with renal progression and mortality in advanced chronic kidney disease: a propensity-matched cohort study
Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Noel W. Clarke, Philip A. Kalra
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 202. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01859-w
PMCID:
PMC7257121
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Association of aortic valve calcification with carotid artery lesions and peripheral artery disease in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
Yui Arita, Masaru Nakayama, Yuta Matsukuma, Ryota Yoshitomi, Makiko Seki, Akiko Fukui, Susumu Tsuda, Yuri Sonoda, Rina Imazu, Kimika Arakawa, Mitsuhiro Tominaga, Toshiaki Nakano, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 203. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01864-z
PMCID:
PMC7260754
Abstract Article PDF–522K
Effects of educational practices on the peritonitis risk in peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective cohort study with data from the French peritoneal Dialysis registry (RDPLF)
Hélène Bonnal, Clémence Bechade, Annabel Boyer, Thierry Lobbedez, Sonia Guillouët, Christian Verger, Maxence Ficheux, Antoine Lanot
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 205. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01867-w
PMCID:
PMC7260816
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Brilliant blue G, a P2X7 receptor antagonist, attenuates early phase of renal inflammation, interstitial fibrosis and is associated with renal cell proliferation in ureteral obstruction in rats
José Monteiro Sad Pereira, André Luis Barreira, Conrado Rodrigues Gomes, Felipe Mateus Ornellas, Débora Santos Ornellas, Luiz Carlos Miranda, Lucio Ronaldo Cardoso, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Alberto Schanaider, Marcelo M. Morales, Maurilo Leite, Jr, Christina Maeda Takiya
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 206. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01861-2
PMCID:
PMC7260756
Abstract Article PDF–2.8M
Acute kidney disease and acute kidney injury biomarkers in coronary care unit patients
Yih-Ting Chen, Chang-Chyi Jenq, Cheng-Kai Hsu, Yi-Ching Yu, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Pei-Chun Fan, Heng-Chih Pan, I-Wen Wu, Wen-Jin Cherng, Yung-Chang Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 207. Published online 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01872-z
PMCID:
PMC7268535
Abstract Article PDF–978K
Association of explanatory histological findings and urinary protein and serum creatinine levels at renal biopsy in lupus nephritis: a cross-sectional study
Eri Katsuyama, Yoshia Miyawaki, Ken-ei Sada, Yosuke Asano, Keigo Hayashi, Yuriko Yamamura, Sumie Hiramatsu-Asano, Michiko Morishita, Keiji Ohashi, Haruki Watanabe, Takayuki Katsuyama, Mariko Narazaki, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Jun Wada
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 208. Published online 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01868-9
PMCID:
PMC7268330
Abstract Article PDF–666K
Association between aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio and cardiovascular disease mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a multi-center retrospective study
Xiaoran Feng, Yueqiang Wen, Fen Fen Peng, Niansong Wang, Xiaojiang Zhan, Xianfeng Wu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 209. Published online 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01840-7
PMCID:
PMC7268679
Abstract Article PDF–978K
Application of diffusion tensor imaging and blood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging to assess bilateral renal function induced by Iohexol in rabbits
Zhiqiang Wang, Hongxu Liu, Heng Meng, Duo Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 210. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01857-y
PMCID:
PMC7268285
Abstract Article PDF–12M
Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and renal function in older adults: isotemporal substitution modelling
Keisei Kosaki, Koichiro Tanahashi, Masahiro Matsui, Nobuhiko Akazawa, Yosuke Osuka, Kiyoji Tanaka, David W. Dunstan, Neville Owen, Ai Shibata, Koichiro Oka, Seiji Maeda
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 211. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01869-8
PMCID:
PMC7268521
Abstract Article PDF–954K
Conversion of haemodialysis patients from iron sucrose to iron isomaltoside: a real-world experience
Jorge A. Jesus-Silva, Archie Lamplugh, Sameera Dhada, James O. Burton, Sunil Bhandari
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 212. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01866-x
PMCID:
PMC7271492
Abstract Article PDF–759K
Caring for older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and considering their needs: a qualitative study
Nwamaka D. Eneanya, Allison K. Labbe, Taylor L. Stallings, Shananssa Percy, Jennifer S. Temel, Tamar A. Klaiman, Elyse R. Park
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 213. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01870-1
PMCID:
PMC7271389
Abstract Article PDF–452K
The gut microbiota profile of adults with kidney disease and kidney stones: a systematic review of the literature
Jordan Stanford, Karen Charlton, Anita Stefoska-Needham, Rukayat Ibrahim, Kelly Lambert
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 215. Published online 2020 Jun 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01805-w
PMCID:
PMC7275316
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Quality use of medicines in patients with chronic kidney disease
Ronald L. Castelino, Timothy Saunder, Alex Kitsos, Gregory M. Peterson, Matthew Jose, Barbara Wimmer, Masuma Khanam, Woldesellassie Bezabhe, Jim Stankovich, Jan Radford
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 216. Published online 2020 Jun 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01862-1
PMCID:
PMC7275522
Abstract Article PDF–765K
Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic scoping review
Hilda O. Hounkpatin, Simon D. S. Fraser, Rory Honney, Gavin Dreyer, Alison Brettle, Paul J. Roderick
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 217. Published online 2020 Jun 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01852-3
PMCID:
PMC7282112
Abstract Article PDF–826K
Hospitalization and mortality following non-attendance for hemodialysis according to dialysis day of the week: a European cohort study
James Fotheringham, Michael T. Smith, Marc Froissart, Florian Kronenberg, Peter Stenvinkel, Jürgen Floege, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, David C. Wheeler
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 218. Published online 2020 Jun 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01874-x
PMCID:
PMC7285433
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Severe chronic kidney disease environment reduced calcium-sensing receptor expression in parathyroid glands of adenine-induced rats even without high phosphorus diet
Taketo Uchiyama, Ichiro Ohkido, Akio Nakashima, Yatsumu Saito, Masataka Okabe, Takashi Yokoo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 219. Published online 2020 Jun 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01880-z
PMCID:
PMC7285719
Abstract Article PDF–2.2M
Cancer development and mortality differences in patients with glomerulonephritis after renal biopsy: a single center retrospective cohort study
Hyunjin Ryu, Kipyo Kim, Jiwon Ryu, Hyung-Eun Son, Ji-Young Ryu, Sejoong Kim, Ki Young Na, Dong Wan Chae, Ho Jun Chin, Korean GlomeruloNephritis Study Group
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 221. Published online 2020 Jun 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01882-x
PMCID:
PMC7288504
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Association of overweight with postoperative acute kidney injury among patients receiving orthotopic liver transplantation: an observational cohort study
Jian Zhou, Lin Lyu, Lin Zhu, Yongxin Liang, He Dong, Haichen Chu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 223. Published online 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01871-0
PMCID:
PMC7291754
Abstract Article PDF–896K
The impact of coexisting diabetes mellitus on clinical outcomes in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a retrospective observational study
Zhiyong Xie, Zhilian Li, Wei Dong, Yuanhan Chen, Ruizhao Li, Yanhua Wu, Huaban Liang, Zhiming Ye, Shuangxin Liu, Wei Shi, Xinling Liang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 224. Published online 2020 Jun 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01878-7
PMCID:
PMC7291707
Abstract Article PDF–868K
Application of 1H-MRS in end-stage renal disease with depression
Jiachen Wang, Tong Zhou, Jihua Liu, Jingjun Shangguan, Xuejun Liu, Zhiming Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Yande Ren, Chengjian Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 225. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01863-0
PMCID:
PMC7294641
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Repository corticotropin injection versus corticosteroids for protection against renal damage in a focal segmental glomerulosclerosis rodent model
Kyle Hayes, Elizabeth Warner, Chris Bollinger, Dale Wright, Richard M. Fitch
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 226. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01879-6
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 278.
PMCID:
PMC7296742
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Hemodiafiltration with ultrafiltrate regeneration reduces free light chains without albumin loss in multiple myeloma patients
M. Victoria Pendón-Ruiz de Mier, Raquel Ojeda, M. Antonia Álvarez-Lara, Ana Navas, Corona Alonso, Javier Caballero-Villarraso, Pedro Aljama, Miguel A. Álvarez, Sagrario Soriano, Mariano Rodríguez, Alejandro Martín-Malo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 227. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01885-8
PMCID:
PMC7294666
Abstract Article PDF–622K
Prognostic value of soluble ST2 and soluble LR11 on mortality and cardiovascular events in peritoneal dialysis patients
Yu Bum Choi, Mi Jung Lee, Jung Tak Park, Seung Hyeok Han, Shin-Wook Kang, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Hyung Jong Kim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 228. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01886-7
PMCID:
PMC7296670
Abstract Article PDF–778K
Minimum accelerometer wear-time for reliable estimates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour of people receiving haemodialysis
Sean Prescott, Jamie P. Traynor, Ilona Shilliday, Tobia Zanotto, Robert Rush, Thomas H. Mercer
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 230. Published online 2020 Jun 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01877-8
PMCID:
PMC7296937
Abstract Article PDF–441K
Vascular access type and mortality in haemodialysis: a retrospective cohort study
Dieter De Clerck, Florence Bonkain, Wilfried Cools, Patricia Van der Niepen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 231. Published online 2020 Jun 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01889-4
PMCID:
PMC7302381
Abstract Article PDF–575K
Prevalence of renal dysfunction among HIV infected patients receiving Tenofovir at Mulago: a cross-sectional study
Louis Nyende, Robert Kalyesubula, Emmanuel Sekasanvu, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 232. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01873-y
PMCID:
PMC7310064
Abstract Article PDF–519K
Twelve months of exercise training did not halt abdominal aortic calcification in patients with CKD – a sub-study of RENEXC-a randomized controlled trial
Yunan Zhou, Matthias Hellberg, Thomas Hellmark, Peter Höglund, Naomi Clyne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 233. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01881-y
PMCID:
PMC7310004
Abstract Article PDF–821K
Radial artery diameterand and age related functional maturation of the radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula
Zi-ming Wan, Bo Hu, Qi-quan Lai, Xue-jing Gao, Bo Tu, Yu Zhou, Wen-bo Zhao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 234. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01883-w
PMCID:
PMC7310035
Abstract Article PDF–464K
Systemic inflammation modulates the ability of serum ferritin to predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients
Sha Fu, Junzhe Chen, Bo Liu, Peifen Liang, Yuchun Zeng, Min Feng, Zhenjian Xu, Guiqiong Zheng, Suqiong Yang, Anping Xu, Ying Tang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 237. Published online 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01892-9
PMCID:
PMC7310354
Abstract Article PDF–640K
Chronic drug treatment among hemodialysis patients: a qualitative study of patients, nursing and medical staff attitudes and approaches
Lee Gilad, Yosef S. Haviv, Inbal Cohen-Glickman, David Chinitz, Matan J. Cohen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 239. Published online 2020 Jun 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01900-y
PMCID:
PMC7318765
Abstract Article PDF–707K
Potential value of three-dimensional ultrasonography in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy in Chinese diabetic population with kidney injury
Nan Li, Yi-ru Wang, Xiao-qi Tian, Lin Lin, Shu-yuan Liang, Qiu-yang Li, Xiang Fei, Jie Tang, Yu-kun Luo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 243. Published online 2020 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01902-w
PMCID:
PMC7325142
Abstract Article PDF–4.3M
Impact of lower body mass index on risk of all-cause mortality and infection-related death in Japanese chronic kidney disease patients
Tae Yamamoto, Masaaki Nakayama, Mariko Miyazaki, Hiroshi Sato, Masato Matsushima, Toshinobu Sato, Sadayoshi Ito
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 244. Published online 2020 Jun 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01894-7
PMCID:
PMC7325015
Abstract Article PDF–847K
A systematic review of the role of eculizumab in systemic lupus erythematosus-associated thrombotic microangiopathy
Rachael D. Wright, Fariba Bannerman, Michael W. Beresford, Louise Oni
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 245. Published online 2020 Jun 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01888-5
PMCID:
PMC7329551
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
The correlation analysis between the Oxford classification of Chinese IgA nephropathy children and renal outcome - a retrospective cohort study
Heyan Wu, Zhengkun Xia, Chunlin Gao, Pei Zhang, Xiao Yang, Ren Wang, Meiqiu Wang, Yingchao Peng
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 247. Published online 2020 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01913-7
PMCID:
PMC7329550
Abstract Article PDF–1.8M
miR-10a overexpression aggravates renal ischemia–reperfusion injury associated with decreased PIK3CA expression
Dongsheng Xu, Wenjun Li, Tao Zhang, Gang Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 248. Published online 2020 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01898-3
PMCID:
PMC7329557
Abstract Article PDF–7.8M
Incidence and factors associated with geographical relocation in patients receiving renal replacement therapy
Hicham I Cheikh Hassan, Jenny HC Chen, Karumathil Murali
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 249. Published online 2020 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01887-6
PMCID:
PMC7329545
Abstract Article PDF–935K
Transplantation of a single kidney from pediatric donors less than 10 kg to children with poor access to transplantation: a two-year outcome analysis
Xiaojun Su, Wenjun Shang, Longshan Liu, Jun Li, Qian Fu, Yonghua Feng, Huanxi Zhang, Ronghai Deng, Chenglin Wu, Zhigang Wang, Xinlu Pang, Björn Nashan, Guiwen Feng, Changxi Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 250. Published online 2020 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01895-6
PMCID:
PMC7330989
Abstract Article PDF–972K
The association between dyslipidemia and the incidence of chronic kidney disease in the general Zhejiang population: a retrospective study
Xudong Liang, Meiyu Ye, Mei Tao, Danna Zheng, Ruyi Cai, Yifan Zhu, Juan Jin, Qiang He
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 252. Published online 2020 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01907-5
PMCID:
PMC7330963
Abstract Article PDF–1000K
Angiotensin II receptor 1 antibodies associate with post-transplant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and proteinuria
Mohammad Abuzeineh, Amtul Aala, Sami Alasfar, Nada Alachkar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 253. Published online 2020 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01910-w
PMCID:
PMC7331243
Abstract Article PDF–546K
Association of urinary non-albumin protein with the different urinary marker for glomerular and tubular damage in patients with type 2 diabetes
Khalid Siddiqui, Salini Scaria Joy, Shaik Sarfaraz Nawaz, Dhekra Alnaqeb, Muhammad Mujammami, Khalid Al-Rubeaan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 255. Published online 2020 Jul 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01906-6
PMCID:
PMC7336477
Abstract Article PDF–905K
Markers of potassium homeostasis in salt losing tubulopathies- associations with hyperaldosteronism and hypomagnesemia
Michael Eder, Elisabeth Darmann, Maria C. Haller, Marija Bojic, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Rainer Huditz, Gregor Bond, Andreas Vychytil, Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, Željko Kikić
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 256. Published online 2020 Jul 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01905-7
PMCID:
PMC7336449
Abstract Article PDF–464K
Comparison of clinical features and outcomes between patients with early and delayed lupus nephritis
Sung Soo Ahn, Juyoung Yoo, Seung Min Jung, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 258. Published online 2020 Jul 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01915-5
PMCID:
PMC7341643
Abstract Article PDF–605K
Physical health-related quality of life at higher achieved hemoglobin levels among chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Murilo Guedes, Camila R. Guetter, Lucas H. O. Erbano, Andre G. Palone, Jarcy Zee, Bruce M. Robinson, Ronald Pisoni, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Cristina P. Baena
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 259. Published online 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01912-8
PMCID:
PMC7346455
Abstract Article PDF–1015K
Parvovirus B19 infection and kidney injury: report of 4 cases and analysis of immunization and viremia in an adult cohort of 100 patients undergoing a kidney biopsy
Maëlis Kauffmann, Mickaël Bobot, Laurent Daniel, Julia Torrents, Yannick Knefati, Olivier Moranne, Stéphane Burtey, Christine Zandotti, Noémie Jourde-Chiche
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 260. Published online 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01911-9
PMCID:
PMC7350584
Abstract Article PDF–889K
Osteoporotic fracture rates in chronic hemodialysis and effect of heparin exposure: a retrospective cohort study
Hind Harrak, Emilie René, Noor Alsalemi, Naoual Elftouh, Jean-Philippe Lafrance
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 261. Published online 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01916-4
PMCID:
PMC7350680
Abstract Article PDF–317K
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to urolithiasis: a meta-regression and meta-analysis
Danyal Imani, Bahman Razi, Arezou Khosrojerdi, Kaivan Lorian, Morteza Motallebnezhad, Ramazan Rezaei, Saeed Aslani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 263. Published online 2020 Jul 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01919-1
PMCID:
PMC7350604
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
The impact of reclassification of C3 predominant glomerulopathies on diagnostic accuracy, outcome and prognosis in patients with C3 glomerulonephritis
P. Puri, G. D. Walters, M. N. Fadia, M. Konia, K. A. Gibson, S. H. Jiang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 265. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01923-5
PMCID:
PMC7351649
Abstract Article PDF–3.7M
Dietary and lifestyle factors for primary prevention of nephrolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bing-Biao Lin, Ming-En Lin, Rong-Hua Huang, Ying-Kai Hong, Bing-Liang Lin, Xue-Jun He
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 267. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01925-3
PMCID:
PMC7353736
Abstract Article PDF–2.1M
Healthy adult vegetarians have better renal function than matched omnivores: a cross-sectional study in China
Kaijie Xu, Xueying Cui, Bian Wang, Qingya Tang, Jianfang Cai, Xiuhua Shen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 268. Published online 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01918-2
PMCID:
PMC7353802
Abstract Article PDF–795K
Premature aging of circulating T cells predicts all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients
Fangfang Xiang, Rongyi Chen, Xuesen Cao, Bo Shen, Xiaohong Chen, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jianzhou Zou
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 271. Published online 2020 Jul 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01920-8
PMCID:
PMC7359274
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Renal arteriography with endovascular ultrasound for the management of renal infarction patients
Fabrice Ivanes, Jean Dewaele, Caroline Touboul, Philippe Gatault, Bénédicte Sautenet, Christelle Barbet, Matthias Büchler, Laurent Quilliet, Denis Angoulvant, Jean-Michel Halimi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 273. Published online 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01929-z
PMCID:
PMC7362568
Abstract Article PDF–3.6M
Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier: a potential target for diabetic nephropathy
Huanhuan Zhu, Huiting Wan, Lin Wu, Qing Li, Simeng Liu, Suyan Duan, Zhimin Huang, Chengning Zhang, Bo Zhang, Changying Xing, Yanggang Yuan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 274. Published online 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01931-5
PMCID:
PMC7362444
Abstract Article PDF–11M
Vascular calcification in skin and subcutaneous tissue in patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease
Irene Ruderman, Tim D. Hewitson, Edward R. Smith, Stephen G. Holt, Belinda Wigg, Nigel D. Toussaint
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 279. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01928-0
PMCID:
PMC7364566
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Discrepant glomerular filtration rate trends from creatinine and cystatin C in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the KNOW-CKD cohort
Eunjeong Kang, Seung Seok Han, Jayoun Kim, Sue Kyung Park, Wookyung Chung, Yun Kyu Oh, Dong-Wan Chae, Yong-Soo Kim, Curie Ahn, Kook-Hwan Oh
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 280. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01932-4
PMCID:
PMC7364655
Abstract Article PDF–666K
Serum levels of protein carbonyl, a marker of oxidative stress, are associated with overhydration, sarcopenia and mortality in hemodialysis patients
Young Rim Song, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Hyung-Seok Lee, Sung Gyun Kim, Eun-Kyoung Choi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 281. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01937-z
PMCID:
PMC7364609
Abstract Article PDF–856K
Genetic variation implicates plasma angiopoietin-2 in the development of acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes
Pavan K. Bhatraju, Max Cohen, Ryan J. Nagao, Eric D. Morrell, Susanna Kosamo, Xin-Ya Chai, Robin Nance, Victoria Dmyterko, Joseph Delaney, Jason D. Christie, Kathleen D. Liu, Carmen Mikacenic, Sina A. Gharib, W. Conrad Liles, Ying Zheng, David C. Christiani, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Mark M. Wurfel
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 284. Published online 2020 Jul 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01935-1
PMCID:
PMC7368773
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Renal histology in diabetic nephropathy predicts progression to end-stage kidney disease but not the rate of renal function decline
Paraish S. Misra, Stephen G. Szeto, Adriana Krizova, Richard E. Gilbert, Darren A. Yuen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 285. Published online 2020 Jul 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01943-1
PMCID:
PMC7368674
Abstract Article PDF–2.8M
Clinical effect and safety of continuous renal replacement therapy in the treatment of neonatal sepsis-related acute kidney injury
Cheng Cai, Gang Qiu, Wenchao Hong, Yunlin Shen, Xiaohui Gong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 286. Published online 2020 Jul 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01945-z
PMCID:
PMC7368639
Abstract Article PDF–736K
Association of Single Measurement of dipstick proteinuria with physical performance of military males: the CHIEF study
Chia-Hao Fan, Ssu-Chin Lin, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Tsung-Jui Wu, Yen-Po Lin, Yu-Kai Lin, Shao-Chi Lu, Chih-Lu Han, Gen-Min Lin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 287. Published online 2020 Jul 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01948-w
PMCID:
PMC7368697
Abstract Article PDF–512K
An analysis of the “Half-Perc” versus open surgical placement method for a peritoneal dialysis catheter: a non-inferiority cohort study
Difei Zhang, Yu Peng, Tingting Zheng, Hui Liu, Jianfeng Wu, Zewen Li, Jingxu Su, Yuan Xu, Xiaoxuan Hu, Guowei Chen, Haijing Hou, La Zhang, Liwen Wu, Xusheng Liu, Fuhua Lu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 288. Published online 2020 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01936-0
PMCID:
PMC7370485
Abstract Article PDF–3.7M
Reference values and sex differences in absolute and relative kidney size. A Swiss autopsy study
Sabrina Addidou Kalucki, Christelle Lardi, Jonas Garessus, Alain Kfoury, Silke Grabherr, Michel Burnier, Menno Pruijm
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 289. Published online 2020 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01946-y
PMCID:
PMC7372852
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Efficacy of different urinary uric acid indicators in patients with chronic kidney disease
Haochen Guan, Yuqi Zheng, Xun Zhou, Ying Xu, Chensheng Fu, Jing Xiao, Zhibin Ye
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 290. Published online 2020 Jul 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01953-z
PMCID:
PMC7374860
Abstract Article PDF–772K
Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with kidney stones—a nationwide cohort study
Tzung-Fang Chuang, Hung-Chang Hung, Shu-Fen Li, Mei-Wen Lee, Jar-Yuan Pai, Chin-Tun Hung
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 292. Published online 2020 Jul 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01950-2
PMCID:
PMC7376912
Abstract Article PDF–742K
An overview of the multi-pronged approach in the diagnosis of Alport syndrome for 22 children in Northeast China
Li Zhang, Bai-chao Sun, Bing-gang Zhao, Qing-shan Ma
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 294. Published online 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01962-y
PMCID:
PMC7379802
Abstract Article PDF–1.9M
Outcomes of arteriovenous access among cancer patients requiring chronic haemodialysis
Seonjeong Jeong, Hyunwook Kwon, Jai Won Chang, Youngjin Han, Tae-Won Kwon, Yong-Pil Cho
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 297. Published online 2020 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01969-5
PMCID:
PMC7379794
Abstract Article PDF–526K
Trabecular bone score may indicate chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) phenotypes in hemodialysis patients: a prospective observational study
Hyo Jin Yun, Soo Ryeong Ryoo, Jung-Eun Kim, Yong Jun Choi, Inwhee Park, Gyu-Tae Shin, Heungsoo Kim, Jong Cheol Jeong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 299. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01944-0
PMCID:
PMC7382149
Abstract Article PDF–794K
Thematic analysis of the medical records of patients evaluated for kidney transplant who did not receive a kidney
Catherine R. Butler, Janelle S. Taylor, Peter P. Reese, Ann M. O’Hare
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 300. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01951-1
PMCID:
PMC7382039
Abstract Article PDF–810K
Foods contributing to nutrients intake and assessment of nutritional status in pre-dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
Yeon Kyung Seo, Hyesu Lee, Hyunsuk Kim, Tae Yeon Kim, Hyunjin Ryu, Dal Lae Ju, Miyoung Jang, Kook-Hwan Oh, Curie Ahn, Sung Nim Han
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 301. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01958-8
PMCID:
PMC7382820
Abstract Article PDF–579K
The effects of dialysis modalities on the progression of coronary artery calcification in dialysis patients
Qingyu Niu, Huiping Zhao, Li Zuo, Mei Wang, Liangying Gan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 302. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01963-x
PMCID:
PMC7382852
Abstract Article PDF–847K
Elevated serum iron level is a predictor of prognosis in ICU patients with acute kidney injury
Jie Shu, Yufeng Hu, Xueshu Yu, Jiaxiu Chen, Wenwei Xu, Jingye Pan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 303. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01965-9
PMCID:
PMC7382811
Abstract Article PDF–798K
Quantification of the severity of outflow stenosis of hemodialysis fistulas with a pulse- and thrill-based scoring system
Matt Chiung-Yu Chen, Mei-Jui Weng, Bai-Chun Chang, Hsiu-Ching Lai, Misoso Yi-Wen Wu, Chia-Yun Fu, Yi-Chun Liu, Wen-Che Chi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 304. Published online 2020 Jul 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01968-6
PMCID:
PMC7382789
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Online hemodiafilteration use in children: a single center experience with a twist
Magid A. A. Ibrahim, Ihab Z. ElHakim, Dina Soliman, Muhammad A. Mubarak, Ragia M. Said
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 306. Published online 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01957-9
PMCID:
PMC7388526
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Mannitol and renal graft injury in patients undergoing deceased donor renal transplantation – a randomized controlled clinical trial
Christian Reiterer, Karin Hu, Samir Sljivic, Markus Falkner von Sonnenburg, Edith Fleischmann, Alexander Kainz, Barbara Kabon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 307. Published online 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01961-z
PMCID:
PMC7388216
Abstract Article PDF–889K
Renal expression of cytokines and chemokines in diabetic nephropathy
Liliane Silvano Araújo, Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato, Crislaine Aparecida da Silva, Maria Luíza Gonçalves dos Reis Monteiro, Ana Luisa Monteiro dos Santos Martins, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Juliana Reis Machado
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 308. Published online 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01960-0
PMCID:
PMC7389446
Abstract Article PDF–14M
Impact of initial dialysis modality on the survival of patients with ESRD in eastern China: a propensity-matched study
Xi Yao, Wenhua Lei, Nan Shi, Weiqiang Lin, Xiaoying Du, Ping Zhang, Jianghua Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 310. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01909-3
PMCID:
PMC7389640
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Risk factors for renal failure and short-term prognosis in patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage complicated by acute kidney injury
Zhenhuan Zou, Siying Chen, Yinshuang Li, Jiawei Cai, Yulu Fang, Jingzhi Xie, Wenhua Fang, Dezhi Kang, Yanfang Xu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 311. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01949-9
PMCID:
PMC7391601
Abstract Article PDF–606K
Renal function deterioration in adult patients with type-2 diabetes
Peter Bramlage, Stefanie Lanzinger, Eva Hess, Simon Fahrner, Christoph H. J. Heyer, Mathias Friebe, Ivo Buschmann, Thomas Danne, Reinhard W. Holl, Jochen Seufert
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 312. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01952-0
PMCID:
PMC7391505
Abstract Article PDF–780K
Detection of water-molecular-motion configuration in patients with lupus nephritis: a primary study using diffusion-weighted imaging
Huilan Shi, Yanyan Wang, Tiekun Yan, Junya Jia, Dong Li, Li Wei, Wenya Shang, Zhenfeng Zheng
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 313. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01955-x
PMCID:
PMC7392731
Abstract Article PDF–4.0M
Exploring health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study
Une Elisabeth Stømer, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Lasse Gunnar Gøransson, Kristin Hjorthaug Urstad
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 314. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01973-9
PMCID:
PMC7392653
Abstract Article PDF–349K
Efficacy and safety of cinacalcet compared with other treatments for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease: a meta-analysis
Yiting Sun, Binyao Tian, Zitong Sheng, Pengzhi Wan, Tianhua Xu, Li Yao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 316. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1639-9
PMCID:
PMC7393724
Abstract Article PDF–1.8M
New oral spherical carbon adsorbent effectively reduces serum indoxyl sulfate levels in moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease patients: a multicenter, prospective, open-label study
Seok-hyung Kim, Jong Hyun Jhee, Hoon Young Choi, Sang-Ho Lee, Sug Kyun Shin, So-Young Lee, Dong Ho Yang, Joo-Hark Yi, Sang-Woong Han, Young-Il Jo, Hyeong Cheon Park
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 317. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01971-x
PMCID:
PMC7394678
Abstract Article PDF–927K
Rates, predictors, and mortality of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jiefeng Liu, Hebin Xie, Ziwei Ye, Fen Li, Lesan Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 318. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01974-8
PMCID:
PMC7393862
Abstract Article PDF–2.3M
Changing relative risk of clinical factors for hospital-acquired acute kidney injury across age groups: a retrospective cohort study
Lijuan Wu, Yong Hu, Xiangzhou Zhang, Weiqi Chen, Alan S. L. Yu, John A. Kellum, Lemuel R. Waitman, Mei Liu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 321. Published online 2020 Aug 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01980-w
PMCID:
PMC7397647
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Elevated TG/HDL-C and non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratios predict mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients
Wenkai Xia, Xiajuan Yao, Yan Chen, Jie Lin, Volker Vielhauer, Hong Hu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 324. Published online 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01993-5
PMCID:
PMC7398230
Abstract Article PDF–859K
Cardiorenal syndrome in thalassemia patients
Sorasak Makmettakul, Adisak Tantiworawit, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Pokpong Piriyakhuntorn, Thanawat Rattanathammethee, Sasinee Hantrakool, Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Lalita Norasetthada, Kanda Fanhchaksai, Pimlak Charoenkwan, Suree Lekawanvijit
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 325. Published online 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01990-8
PMCID:
PMC7398251
Abstract Article PDF–365K
Identification of compound mutations of SLC12A3 gene in a Chinese pedigree with Gitelman syndrome exhibiting Bartter syndrome-liked phenotypes
Bingzi Dong, Ying Chen, Xinying Liu, Yangang Wang, Fang Wang, Yuhang Zhao, Xiaofang Sun, Wenjuan Zhao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 328. Published online 2020 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01996-2
PMCID:
PMC7409507
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Depression does not predict clinical outcome of Chinese peritoneal Dialysis patients after adjusting for the degree of frailty
Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Kai-Ming Chow, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Vickie Wai-Ki Kwong, Wing-Fai Pang, Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng, Man-Ching Law, Chi-Bon Leung, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Cheuk-Chun Szeto
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 329. Published online 2020 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01994-4
PMCID:
PMC7405374
Abstract Article PDF–829K
Choice of dialysis modality: patients’ experiences and quality of decision after shared decision-making
Jeanette Finderup, Kirsten Lomborg, Jens Dam Jensen, Dawn Stacey
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 330. Published online 2020 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01956-w
PMCID:
PMC7409698
Abstract Article PDF–714K
The use of activated vitamin D and risks of hospitalization for infection and amputation in incident hemodialysis patients in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Jo-Yen Chao, Chung-Yi Li, Ming-Cheng Wang, Yea-Huei Kao Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 331. Published online 2020 Aug 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01988-2
PMCID:
PMC7409709
Abstract Article PDF–992K
The burden of hyperkalemia in Germany – a real world evidence study assessing the treatment and costs of hyperkalemia
Jennifer Scarlet Haas, Kim-Sarah Krinke, Christopher Maas, Thomas Hardt, Isabella Barck, Sebastian Braun
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 332. Published online 2020 Aug 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01942-2
PMCID:
PMC7414716
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Hospital costs and prognosis in end-stage renal disease patients receiving coronary artery bypass grafting
Kuang-Ming Liao, Lu-Ting Kuo, Hsueh-Yi Lu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 333. Published online 2020 Aug 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01972-w
PMCID:
PMC7414285
Abstract Article PDF–884K
Impact of physical activity and exercise on bone health in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of observational and experimental studies
Daniela F. Cardoso, Elisa A. Marques, Diogo V. Leal, Aníbal Ferreira, Luke A. Baker, Alice C. Smith, João L. Viana
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 334. Published online 2020 Aug 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01999-z
PMCID:
PMC7414574
Abstract Article PDF–842K
Exploring reasons for state-level variation in incidence of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D) in the United States
Zijin Chen, Charles E. McCulloch, Neil R. Powe, Michael Heung, Rajiv Saran, Meda E. Pavkov, Nilka Rios Burrows, Raymond K. Hsu, Chi-yuan Hsu, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team Neil Powe
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 336. Published online 2020 Aug 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02000-7
PMCID:
PMC7418406
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Adequacy and complication rates of percutaneous renal biopsy with 18- vs. 16-gauge needles in native kidneys in Chinese individuals
Weiji Xie, Jing Xu, Yi Xie, Zhijun Lin, Xiaochang Xu, Xialan Zhang, Yimin Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 337. Published online 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01987-3
PMCID:
PMC7424979
Abstract Article PDF–506K
Nicotinamide riboside with pterostilbene (NRPT) increases NAD+ in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, stepwise safety study of escalating doses of NRPT in patients with AKI
Petra Simic, Xavier Fernando Vela Parada, Samir M. Parikh, Ryan Dellinger, Leonard P. Guarente, Eugene P. Rhee
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 342. Published online 2020 Aug 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02006-1
PMCID:
PMC7427083
Abstract Article PDF–842K
Metabolic syndrome in haemodialysis patients: prevalence, determinants and association to cardiovascular outcomes
Arnaud Delautre, François Chantrel, Yves Dimitrov, Alexandre Klein, Olivier Imhoff, Clotilde Muller, Nicole Schauder, Thierry Hannedouche, Thierry Krummel
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 343. Published online 2020 Aug 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02004-3
PMCID:
PMC7427285
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its associated factors in Malaysia; findings from a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study
Thamil Arasu Saminathan, Lai Seong Hooi, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Loke Meng Ong, Sunita Bavanandan, Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Esther Zhao Zhi Tan, Irene Wong, Halizah Mat Rifin, Tania Gayle Robert, Hasimah Ismail, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong, Ghazali Ahmad, Rashidah Ambak, Fatimah Othman, Hamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid, Tahir Aris
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 344. Published online 2020 Aug 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01966-8
PMCID:
PMC7427283
Abstract Article PDF–906K
Predictive factors of rapid linear renal progression and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease
Ibrahim Ali, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Sara T. Ibrahim, Darren Green, Philip A. Kalra
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 345. Published online 2020 Aug 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01982-8
PMCID:
PMC7427893
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Protein energy-wasting associated with nephrotic syndrome – the comparison of metabolic pattern in severe nephrosis to different stages of chronic kidney disease
Anna Matyjek, Slawomir Literacki, Stanislaw Niemczyk, Aleksandra Rymarz
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 346. Published online 2020 Aug 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02003-4
PMCID:
PMC7427894
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
Clinical and genetic characteristics of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease in Oman
Intisar Al Alawi, Elisa Molinari, Issa Al Salmi, Fatma Al Rahbi, Adhra Al Mawali, John A. Sayer
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 347. Published online 2020 Aug 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02013-2
PMCID:
PMC7429752
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Is combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis redundant? A nationwide study from Taiwan
Mu-Chi Chung, Tung-Min Yu, Ming-Ju Wu, Ya-Wen Chuang, Chih-Hsin Muo, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Jeng-Jer Shieh, Peir-Haur Hung, Jein-Wen Chen, Chi-Jung Chung
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 348. Published online 2020 Aug 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01989-1
PMCID:
PMC7429794
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Plasma fibrinogen and mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a prospective cohort study
Jing Yu, Tong Lin, Naya Huang, Xi Xia, Jianbo Li, Yagui Qiu, Xiao Yang, Haiping Mao, Fengxian Huang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 349. Published online 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01984-6
PMCID:
PMC7430005
Abstract Article PDF–743K
A meta-analysis of the incidence rate of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients with congenital heart disease
Dandan Li, Zhaozhuo Niu, Qiang Huang, Wei Sheng, Tianyi Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 350. Published online 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02005-2
PMCID:
PMC7433101
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Functional training added to intradialytic cycling lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improves dialysis adequacy: a randomized controlled trial
Špela Bogataj, Jernej Pajek, Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar, Maja Pajek
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 352. Published online 2020 Aug 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02021-2
PMCID:
PMC7436960
Abstract Article PDF–956K
Additional prognostic value of toe-brachial index beyond ankle-brachial index in hemodialysis patients
Manabu Hishida, Takahiro Imaizumi, Steven Menez, Masaki Okazaki, Shin’ichi Akiyama, Hirotake Kasuga, Junichi Ishigami, Shoichi Maruyama, Kunihiro Matsushita
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 353. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01991-7
PMCID:
PMC7439547
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Microvascular inflammation is a risk factor in kidney transplant recipients with very late conversion from calcineurin inhibitor-based regimens to belatacept
Mira Choi, Friederike Bachmann, Kaiyin Wu, Nils Lachmann, Danilo Schmidt, Susanne Brakemeier, Michael Duerr, Andreas Kahl, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Klemens Budde, Peter Nickel
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 354. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01992-6
PMCID:
PMC7439694
Abstract Article PDF–752K
Psychological characteristics and associations between living kidney transplantation recipients and biologically related or unrelated donors
Yujin Lee, Hyewon Park, Hee-Jung Jee, Heon-Jeong Lee, Jun Gyo Gwon, Hyeonjin Min, Cheol Woong Jung, Myung-Gyu Kim, Chul-Hyun Cho
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 355. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02017-y
PMCID:
PMC7441633
Abstract Article PDF–545K
Effectiveness of extracorporeal blood purification (hemoadsorption) in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Masoumeh Asgharpour, Hamed Mehdinezhad, Masoumeh Bayani, Mahmoud Sadeghi Haddad Zavareh, Seyed Hossein Hamidi, Roghayeh Akbari, Reza Ghadimi, Ali Bijani, Simin Mouodi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 356. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02020-3
PMCID:
PMC7439633
Abstract Article PDF–802K
Association among kidney function, frailty, and oral function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
Shiho Kosaka, Yuki Ohara, Shotaro Naito, Soichiro Iimori, Hiroshi Kado, Tsuguru Hatta, Masaaki Yanishi, Shinichi Uchida, Makoto Tanaka
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 357. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02019-w
PMCID:
PMC7441609
Abstract Article PDF–549K
Assessment of early renal angina index for prediction of subsequent severe acute kidney injury during septic shock in children
Linlin Huang, Ting Shi, Wei Quan, Weiming Li, Lili Zhang, Xueping Liu, Saihu Huang, Ying Li, Xiaozhong Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 358. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02023-0
PMCID:
PMC7450573
Abstract Article PDF–788K
Aortic pulse wave velocity, central pulse pressure, augmentation index and chronic kidney disease progression in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a 3- year prospective study
Jian-Jun Liu, Sylvia Liu, Janus Lee, Resham L. Gurung, M. Yiamunaa, Keven Ang, Yi Ming Shao, Robin W. M. Choo, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Wern Ee Tang, Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 359. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02024-z
PMCID:
PMC7441695
Abstract Article PDF–554K
Use of terlipressin in critically ill children with liver disease
Romit Saxena, Aravind Anand, Akash Deep
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 360. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01914-6
PMCID:
PMC7441708
Abstract Article PDF–580K
A cross-sectional nationwide survey of congenital and infantile nephrotic syndrome in Japan
Yuko Hamasaki, Riku Hamada, Masaki Muramatsu, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kunihiko Aya, Kenji Ishikura, Tetsuji Kaneko, Kazumoto Iijima
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 363. Published online 2020 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02010-5
PMCID:
PMC7446144
Abstract Article PDF–401K
Postoperative outcomes of kidney transplant recipients undergoing non-transplant-related elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam, Kuhan Kunarajah, Elaine M. Pascoe, David W. Johnson, Camel M. Hawley, Magid Fahim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 365. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01978-4
PMCID:
PMC7448361
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Factors affecting the relationship between ionized and corrected calcium levels in peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Masamitsu Morishita, Yukio Maruyama, Masatsugu Nakao, Nanae Matsuo, Yudo Tanno, Ichiro Ohkido, Masato Ikeda, Takashi Yokoo
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 370. Published online 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02033-y
PMCID:
PMC7448483
Abstract Article PDF–760K
APOL1 renal risk variants exacerbate podocyte injury by increasing inflammatory stress
Hidefumi Wakashin, Jurgen Heymann, Hila Roshanravan, Parnaz Daneshpajouhnejad, Avi Rosenberg, Myung Kyun Shin, Maarten Hoek, Jeffrey B. Kopp
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 371. Published online 2020 Aug 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01995-3
PMCID:
PMC7450955
Abstract Article PDF–4.0M
Prevalence, concordance and associations of chronic kidney disease by five estimators in South Africa
Nasheeta Peer, Jaya George, Carl Lombard, Krisela Steyn, Naomi Levitt, Andre-Pascal Kengne
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 372. Published online 2020 Aug 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02018-x
PMCID:
PMC7451105
Abstract Article PDF–943K
Independent risk factors and long-term outcomes for acute kidney injury in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective cohort study
Daishi Hirano, Daisuke Kakegawa, Saori Miwa, Chisato Umeda, Yoichi Takemasa, Ai Tokunaga, Yuhei Kawakami, Akira Ito
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 373. Published online 2020 Aug 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02045-8
PMCID:
PMC7457269
Abstract Article PDF–778K
Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and urine output as predictors of the successful discontinuation of continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury
Josefine Thomsen, Ulrik Sprogøe, Palle Toft
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 375. Published online 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02035-w
PMCID:
PMC7456074
Abstract Article PDF–637K
Risk factors for mortality in elderly haemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yu-Huan Song, Guang-Yan Cai, Yue-Fei Xiao, Xiang-Mei Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 377. Published online 2020 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02026-x
PMCID:
PMC7457491
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Assessment of the efficacy of hemodialysis on uric acid clearance in a sub-Saharan African population at the end stage kidney disease
Marie Doualla, Jan René Nkeck, Marie Patrice Halle, Félicité Kamdem, Aude Ingrid Agouak, Mickael Essouma, Yonathan Batchama Lobe, Gloria Ashuntantang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 378. Published online 2020 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02037-8
PMCID:
PMC7457757
Abstract Article PDF–568K
Urine concentration ability is reduced to the same degree in adult dominant polycystic kidney disease compared with other chronic kidney diseases in the same CKD-stage and lower THAN in healthy control subjects - a CASE control study
M. H. Malmberg, F. H. Mose, E. B. Pedersen, J. N. Bech
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 379. Published online 2020 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02043-w
PMCID:
PMC7457520
Abstract Article PDF–593K
Effect of donor non-muscle myosin heavy chain (MYH9) gene polymorphisms on clinically relevant kidney allograft dysfunction
Joanna Pazik, Monika Oldak, Dominika Oziębło, Dominika Dęborska Materkowska, Anna Sadowska, Jacek Malejczyk, Magdalena Durlik
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 380. Published online 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02039-6
PMCID:
PMC7465840
Abstract Article PDF–888K
Bundled care in acute kidney injury in critically ill patients, a before-after educational intervention study
Jacqueline Koeze, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Renske Wiersema, Frederik Keus, Willem Dieperink, Eline G. M. Cox, Jan G. Zijlstra, Matijs van Meurs
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 381. Published online 2020 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02029-8
PMCID:
PMC7469422
Abstract Article PDF–915K
Association of retinal venular tortuosity with impaired renal function in the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing
R. A. O’Neill, A. P. Maxwell, F. Kee, I. Young, B. McGuinness, R. E. Hogg, McKay GJ
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 382. Published online 2020 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02031-0
PMCID:
PMC7469276
Abstract Article PDF–957K
Evidence of selected nephrotoxic elements in Sri Lankan human autopsy bone samples of patients with CKDu and controls
Thalarabe Bulathge Ananda Jayalal, Sanath Thushara Chamakara Mahawithanage, Senanayaka Mudiyanselage Harshana Mahendra Kumara Senanayaka, Prasanna Bandara Dassanayaka
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 384. Published online 2020 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02049-4
PMCID:
PMC7470610
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
An assessment of sensitivity biomarkers for urinary cadmium burden
Yuting Li, Hongmei Wang, Jie Yu, Qiong Yan, Honggang Hu, Lishu Zhang, Tian Tian, Xianglei Peng, Shuo Yang, Shen Ke
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 385. Published online 2020 Sep 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02036-9
PMCID:
PMC7487760
Abstract Article PDF–537K
Lower serum sodium levels predict poor clinical outcomes in patients with insomnia
Eunjin Bae, Tae Won Lee, Ha Nee Jang, Hyun Seop Cho, Sehyun Jung, Seunghye Lee, Se-Ho Chang, Dong Jun Park
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 386. Published online 2020 Sep 5. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02051-w
PMCID:
PMC7487902
Abstract Article PDF–672K
Prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in Malawi: a cross-sectional analysis in a rural and urban population
Sophie A. Hamilton, Wisdom P. Nakanga, Josephine E. Prynn, Amelia C. Crampin, Daniela Fecht, Paolo Vineis, Ben Caplin, Neil Pearce, Moffat J. Nyirenda
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 387. Published online 2020 Sep 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02034-x
PMCID:
PMC7487679
Abstract Article PDF–2.1M
Clinical and genetic risk factors for new-onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) in major transplant centres in Malaysia
Rhanye Mac Guad, Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson, Yuan Seng Wu, Siew Hua Gan, Nur Lisa Zaharan, Roma Choudhury Basu, Constance Sat Lin Liew, Wan Ahmad Hafiz Wan Md Adnan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 388. Published online 2020 Sep 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02052-9
PMCID:
PMC7487857
Abstract Article PDF–440K
The title: serum neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin at 3 hours after return of spontaneous circulation in patients with cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia: early predictor of acute kidney injury
Yoon Hee Choi, Dong Hoon Lee, Jae Hee Lee
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 389. Published online 2020 Sep 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02054-7
PMCID:
PMC7487645
Abstract Article PDF–843K
Histological diagnosis of immune checkpoint inhibitor induced acute renal injury in patients with metastatic melanoma: a retrospective case series report
Sebastian Hultin, Kazi Nahar, Alexander M. Menzies, Georgina V. Long, Suran L. Fernando, Victoria Atkinson, Jonathan Cebon, Muh Geot Wong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 391. Published online 2020 Sep 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02044-9
PMCID:
PMC7487459
Abstract Article PDF–320K
NMDA receptor-mediated CaMKII/ERK activation contributes to renal fibrosis
Jingyi Zhou, Shuaihui Liu, Luying Guo, Rending Wang, Jianghua Chen, Jia Shen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 392. Published online 2020 Sep 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02050-x
PMCID:
PMC7488001
Abstract Article PDF–8.9M
Diabetes prevalence and outcomes in hospitalized cardiorenal-syndrome patients with and without hyponatremia
Rainer U. Pliquett, Katrin Schlump, Andreas Wienke, Babett Bartling, Michel Noutsias, Alexander Tamm, Matthias Girndt
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 393. Published online 2020 Sep 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02032-z
PMCID:
PMC7488139
Abstract Article PDF–1021K
Effect of renal replacement therapy on selected arachidonic acid derivatives concentration
Elżbieta Cecerska-Heryć, Rafał Heryć, Magda Wiśniewska, Natalia Serwin, Bartłomiej Grygorcewicz, Barbara Dołęgowska
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 394. Published online 2020 Sep 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02053-8
PMCID:
PMC7488457
Abstract Article PDF–732K
Clinicopathological study of mixed cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis secondary to hepatitis B virus infection
Chao Li, Hang Li, Wei Su, Yu-bing Wen, Wei Ye, Wen-ling Ye, Jian-fang Cai, Xu-zhen Qin, Xue-mei Li, Xue-wang Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 395. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02057-4
PMCID:
PMC7490876
Abstract Article PDF–588K
Identifying risk factors for chronic kidney disease stage 3 in adults with acquired solitary kidney from unilateral nephrectomy: a retrospective cohort study
Wen-Jun Zhang, Zi-Yi Wang, Wei-Xing Zhou, Ning-Qiang Yang, Ya Wang, Ya Tang, Xiao-Chun Zhou, Jie-Cao Dao, Yan-Ru Ma, Yan-Ping He, Xiao-Ling Wang, Wen-Ge Wang, Li Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 397. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02059-2
PMCID:
PMC7491083
Abstract Article PDF–740K
C3-glomerulonephritis in New Zealand – a case series
Luke J. Sutherland, Hari Talreja
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 399. Published online 2020 Sep 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02056-5
PMCID:
PMC7495885
Abstract Article PDF–504K
Fungal peritonitis in children on peritoneal dialysis at a tertiary care Centre
Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Egab Aldosari, Khawla A. Rahim, Saeed Alzabli, Dayel Alshahrani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 400. Published online 2020 Sep 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02014-1
PMCID:
PMC7493397
Abstract Article PDF–490K
Membranous nephropathy in patients with HIV: a report of 11 cases
Vivek Charu, Nicole Andeen, Vighnesh Walavalkar, Jessica Lapasia, Jin-Yon Kim, Andrew Lin, Richard Sibley, John Higgins, Megan Troxell, Neeraja Kambham
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 401. Published online 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02042-x
PMCID:
PMC7501617
Abstract Article PDF–6.3M
Protective effects of DPP-4 inhibitor on podocyte injury in glomerular diseases
Ayano Kubo, Teruo Hidaka, Maiko Nakayama, Yu Sasaki, Miyuki Takagi, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yusuke Suzuki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 402. Published online 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02060-9
PMCID:
PMC7501714
Abstract Article PDF–2.3M
Pain management in patients with end-stage renal disease and calciphylaxis- a survey of clinical practices among physicians
Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Smeeta Sinha, Aoife C Lowney, Mary Miller
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 403. Published online 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02067-2
PMCID:
PMC7501607
Abstract Article PDF–951K
Epidemiology of dialysis-treated end-stage renal disease patients in Kazakhstan: data from nationwide large-scale registry 2014–2018
Abduzhappar Gaipov, Alpamys Issanov, Kainar Kadyrzhanuly, Dinara Galiyeva, Marina Khvan, Mohamad Aljofan, Miklos Z. Molnar, Csaba P. Kovesdy
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 407. Published online 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02047-6
PMCID:
PMC7504636
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Identification of missense and synonymous variants in Iranian patients suffering from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Fatemeh Khadangi, Adam Torkamanzehi, Mohammad Amin Kerachian
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 408. Published online 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02069-0
PMCID:
PMC7507688
Abstract Article PDF–983K
Symptom-burden in people living with frailty and chronic kidney disease
A. C. Nixon, T. J. Wilkinson, H.M.L. Young, M. W. Taal, N. Pendleton, S. Mitra, M. E. Brady, A. P. Dhaygude, A. C. Smith
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 411. Published online 2020 Sep 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02063-6
PMCID:
PMC7513484
Abstract Article PDF–625K
Effects of dialysis modality choice on the survival of end-stage renal disease patients in southern China: a retrospective cohort study
Zhiren He, Haijing Hou, Difei Zhang, Yenan Mo, La Zhang, Guobin Su, Junjie Lin, Liming Lu, Jingyao Huang, Yewen Gu, Ying Zhang, Jingxia Lin, Fengling Yuan, Yu Peng, Hui Liang, Daixin Zhao, Fuhua Lu, Xusheng Liu, Lixin Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 412. Published online 2020 Sep 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02070-7
PMCID:
PMC7513515
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Left-sided heart disease and risk of death in patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis: an observational study
Anna Axelsson Raja, Peder E. Warming, Ture L. Nielsen, Louis L. Plesner, Mads Ersbøll, Morten Dalsgaard, Morten Schou, Casper Rydahl, Lisbet Brandi, Kasper Iversen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 413. Published online 2020 Sep 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02074-3
PMCID:
PMC7519512
Abstract Article PDF–512K
Salivary microbiome in patients undergoing hemodialysis and its associations with the duration of the dialysis
Xiaobo Duan, Xiaolei Chen, Megha Gupta, Dutmanee Seriwatanachai, Hanxiao Xue, Qiuchan Xiong, Tong Xu, Dan Li, Anchun Mo, Xi Tang, Xuedong Zhou, Yuqing Li, Quan Yuan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 414. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02009-y
PMCID:
PMC7523083
Abstract Article PDF–2.3M
Hepcidin and GDF-15 are potential biomarkers of iron deficiency anaemia in chronic kidney disease patients in South Africa
Aishatu M. Nalado, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Therese Dix-Peek, Caroline Dickens, Lungile Khambule, Tracy Snyman, Graham Paget, Johnny Mahlangu, Raquel Duarte, Jaya George, Saraladevi Naicker
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 415. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02046-7
PMCID:
PMC7523312
Abstract Article PDF–735K
Methods to estimate baseline creatinine and define acute kidney injury in lean Ugandan children with severe malaria: a prospective cohort study
Anthony Batte, Michelle C. Starr, Andrew L. Schwaderer, Robert O. Opoka, Ruth Namazzi, Erika S. Phelps Nishiguchi, John M. Ssenkusu, Chandy C. John, Andrea L. Conroy
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 417. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02076-1
PMCID:
PMC7526147
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Shortened red blood cell age in patients with end-stage renal disease who were receiving haemodialysis: a cross-sectional study
Koichiro Matsumura, Toshika Okumiya, Tetsuro Sugiura, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Sanae Kikuchi, Kenichi Fujii, Munemitsu Otagaki, Ichiro Shiojima
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 418. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02078-z
PMCID:
PMC7526359
Abstract Article PDF–623K
COVID-19 in patients undergoing chronic kidney replacement therapy and kidney transplant recipients in Scotland: findings and experience from the Scottish renal registry
Samira Bell, Jacqueline Campbell, Jackie McDonald, Martin O’Neill, Chrissie Watters, Katharine Buck, Zoe Cousland, Mark Findlay, Nazir I. Lone, Wendy Metcalfe, Shona Methven, Robert Peel, Alison Almond, Vinod Sanu, Elaine Spalding, Peter C. Thomson, Patrick B. Mark, Jamie P. Traynor, on behalf of the Scottish Renal Registry
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 419. Published online 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02061-8
PMCID:
PMC7528715
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
The association between chronic kidney disease and tuberculosis; a comparative cohort study in England
Judith Ruzangi, Masao Iwagami, Liam Smeeth, Punam Mangtani, Dorothea Nitsch
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 420. Published online 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02065-4
PMCID:
PMC7528250
Abstract Article PDF–893K
Practice patterns of dialysis access and outcomes in patients wait-listed early for kidney transplantation
Raphaëlle Sylvestre, Natalia Alencar de Pinho, Ziad A. Massy, Christian Jacquelinet, Mathilde Prezelin-Reydit, Roula Galland, Bénédicte Stengel, Raphael Coscas, on behalf of the French REIN registry
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 422. Published online 2020 Oct 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02080-5
PMCID:
PMC7532567
Abstract Article PDF–842K
Prospective payment system and racial/ethnic disparities: a national retrospective observational study in anaemia complication among end-stage renal disease patients in the US
Nga TQ. Nguyen, Alexander P. Maxwell, Michael Donnelly, Ciaran O’Neill
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 423. Published online 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02081-4
PMCID:
PMC7541203
Abstract Article PDF–756K
Development and implementation of a Telenephrology dashboard for active surveillance of kidney disease: a quality improvement project
Melissa L. Swee, M. Lee Sanders, Kantima Phisitkul, George Bailey, Angie Thumann, Nikki Neuzil, Bharat Kumar, Amy M. J. O’Shea, Bradley S. Dixon
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 424. Published online 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02077-0
PMCID:
PMC7539521
Abstract Article PDF–3.1M
The chronic kidney disease perception scale (CKDPS): development and construct validation
Haryati Anuar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Mohd Ihsani Mahmood
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 425. Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02028-9
PMCID:
PMC7539447
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Clinical application of drug sensitive gene detection in postoperative instillation for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Zhenlong Wang, Hui Tang, Yuquan Xue, Li Xue, Hongliang Li, Tie Chong
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 426. Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02073-4
PMCID:
PMC7542750
Abstract Article PDF–521K
Impact of serum phosphate changes on in-hospital mortality
Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Panupong Hansrivijit, Sorkko Thirunavukkarasu, Api Chewcharat, Juan Medaura, Michael A. Mao, Kianoush B. Kashani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 427. Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02090-3
PMCID:
PMC7542949
Abstract Article PDF–372K
The prevalence and immunological features of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody in patients with HIV
Wen-jing Wang, Xiao-yu Jia, Zhao Cui, Yan Chen, Wei Wang, Jin-li Lou, Ming-hui Zhao, Sun Ying
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 429. Published online 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02087-y
PMCID:
PMC7545569
Abstract Article PDF–535K
Ultrasound to address medullary sponge kidney: a retrospective study
Isabella Pisani, Roberto Giacosa, Sara Giuliotti, Dario Moretto, Giuseppe Regolisti, Chiara Cantarelli, Augusto Vaglio, Enrico Fiaccadori, Lucio Manenti
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 430. Published online 2020 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02084-1
PMCID:
PMC7552549
Abstract Article PDF–2.6M
Changes in 3-month mineral and bone disorder patterns were associated with all-cause mortality in prevalent hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
Chihiro Kato, Naohiko Fujii, Chisato Miyakoshi, Shinji Asada, Yoshihiro Onishi, Shingo Fukuma, Takanobu Nomura, Michihito Wada, Masafumi Fukagawa, Shunichi Fukuhara, Tadao Akizawa
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 432. Published online 2020 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02088-x
PMCID:
PMC7552558
Abstract Article PDF–944K
Health related quality of life among haemodialysis and kidney transplant recipients from Nepal: a cross sectional study using WHOQOL-BREF
Kamal Ranabhat, Pratik Khanal, Shiva Raj Mishra, Anu Khanal, Sangita Tripathi, Mahesh Raj Sigdel
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 433. Published online 2020 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02085-0
PMCID:
PMC7552453
Abstract Article PDF–914K
Use of patient derived urine renal epithelial cells to confirm pathogenicity of PKHD1 alleles
Elisa Molinari, Shalabh Srivastava, Rebecca M. Dewhurst, John A. Sayer
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 435. Published online 2020 Oct 15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02094-z
PMCID:
PMC7559414
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Challenges of acute peritoneal dialysis in extremely-low-birth-weight infants: a retrospective cohort study
Jihyun Noh, Chae Young Kim, Euiseok Jung, Joo Hoon Lee, Young-Seo Park, Byong Sop Lee, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim, Ki-Soo Kim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 437. Published online 2020 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02092-1
PMCID:
PMC7570022
Abstract Article PDF–553K
Bioelectrical impedance analysis-derived phase angle as a determinant of protein-energy wasting and frailty in maintenance hemodialysis patients: retrospective cohort study
Masakazu Saitoh, Masumi Ogawa, Hisae Kondo, Kiichi Suga, Tetsuya Takahashi, Haruki Itoh, Yoichiro Tabata
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 438. Published online 2020 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02102-2
PMCID:
PMC7574227
Abstract Article PDF–587K
Prevalence of microalbuminuria and associated factors among HIV − infected ART naïve patients at Mulago hospital: a cross-sectional study in Uganda
Thomas Kiggundu, Robert Kalyesubula, Irene Andia-Biraro, Gyaviira Makanga, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 440. Published online 2020 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02091-2
PMCID:
PMC7574295
Abstract Article PDF–511K
Urinary nitrate concentration as a marker for kidney transplant rejection
Amy Riddell, John Kirkwood, Miranda Smallwood, Paul Winyard, Beatrice Knight, Lidia Romanczuk, Angela Shore, Mark Gilchrist
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 441. Published online 2020 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02096-x
PMCID:
PMC7576839
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Value of monitoring urine ammonia at time of biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis
Huanhuan Zhu, Huiting Wan, Suyan Duan, Chengning Zhang, Qing Li, Simeng Liu, Lin Wu, Bo Zhang, Changying Xing, Yanggang Yuan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 442. Published online 2020 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02106-y
PMCID:
PMC7576709
Abstract Article PDF–597K
Comparison of endoscopic and pathological findings of the upper gastrointestinal tract in transplant candidate patients undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatment: a review of literature
Mehmet Usta, Alparslan Ersoy, Yavuz Ayar, Gökhan Ocakoğlu, Bilgehan Yuzbasioglu, Emrullah Düzgün Erdem, Omer Erdogan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 444. Published online 2020 Oct 22. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02108-w
PMCID:
PMC7583226
Abstract Article PDF–664K
Cardiovascular outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting balloons in chronic kidney disease: a retrospective analysis
Michael Jonas, Maayan Kagan, Gal Sella, Dan Haberman, Gil Chernin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 445. Published online 2020 Oct 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02089-w
PMCID:
PMC7583297
Abstract Article PDF–652K
Coagulation parameters are associated with the prognosis of immunoglobulin a nephropathy: a retrospective study
Ming Xia, Di Liu, Liang Peng, Yan Li, Haiyang Liu, Lingzhi Wu, Guochun Chen, Yu Liu, Hong Liu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 447. Published online 2020 Oct 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02111-1
PMCID:
PMC7590710
Abstract Article PDF–805K
Influence of dialysate temperature on creatinine peritoneal clearance in peritoneal dialysis patients: a randomized trial
Francesco Fontana, Chiara Torelli, Silvia Giovanella, Giulia Ligabue, Gaetano Alfano, Karin Gerritsen, Rafael Selgas, Gianni Cappelli
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 448. Published online 2020 Oct 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02113-z
PMCID:
PMC7590605
Abstract Article PDF–797K
Systemic lupus Erythematosus activity and Hydroxychloroquine use before and after end-stage renal disease
Maria Salgado Guerrero, Alejandra Londono Jimenez, Chrisanna Dobrowolski, Wenzhu B. Mowrey, Beatrice Goilav, Shudan Wang, Anna Broder
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 450. Published online 2020 Oct 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02083-2
PMCID:
PMC7592532
Abstract Article PDF–509K
High-sensitivity Troponin T in hemodialysis patients: a randomized placebo-controlled sub-study investigating angiotensin-II-blockade, variation over time and associations with clinical outcome
Christian D. Peters, Krista D. Kjaergaard, Kent L. Christensen, Bo M. Bibby, Bente Jespersen, Jens D. Jensen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 452. Published online 2020 Oct 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02103-1
PMCID:
PMC7594269
Abstract Article PDF–2.4M
Association between health-related hope and adherence to prescribed treatment in CKD patients: multicenter cross-sectional study
Noriaki Kurita, Takafumi Wakita, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Shino Fujimoto, Masahiko Yazawa, Tomo Suzuki, Kenichiro Koitabashi, Mai Yanagi, Hiroo Kawarazaki, Joseph Green, Shunichi Fukuhara, Yugo Shibagaki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 453. Published online 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02120-0
PMCID:
PMC7603681
Abstract Article PDF–941K
Independent associations of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and serum cystatin C with carotid intima-media thickness in community-living Taiwanese adults
Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Yuh-Cherng Guo, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chung-Hsiang Liu, Mu-Cyun Wang, Chuan-Wei Yang, Shing-Yu Yang, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 454. Published online 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02123-x
PMCID:
PMC7603773
Abstract Article PDF–561K
Association of intraoperative hypotension with acute kidney injury after liver resection surgery: an observational cohort study
Pingping Liao, Shuo Zhao, Lin Lyu, Xuanlong Yi, Xiangyu Ji, Jian Sun, Yanfang Jia, Zangong Zhou
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 456. Published online 2020 Nov 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02109-9
PMCID:
PMC7607844
Abstract Article PDF–520K
Features of patient-education websites for patients with chronic kidney disease: an analysis of recommended websites
Rohanit Singh, Lawrence J. Appel, Gibran Kazi, Bernard G. Jaar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 457. Published online 2020 Nov 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02128-6
PMCID:
PMC7607846
Abstract Article PDF–397K
Ongoing donor-transmitted diabetic kidney disease in kidney transplant recipients with fair sugar control: a single center retrospective study
Chia-Tien Hsu, Mei-Chin Wen, Hsien-Fu Chiu, Shang-Feng Tsai, Tung-Min Yu, Cheng-Kuang Yang, Ming-Ju Wu, Cheng-Hsu Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 458. Published online 2020 Nov 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02132-w
PMCID:
PMC7640448
Abstract Article PDF–730K
Significance of urinary fatty acid-binding protein 4 level as a possible biomarker for the identification of minimal change disease in patents with nephrotic-range proteinuria
Marenao Tanaka, Masato Furuhashi, Norihito Moniwa, Takuto Maeda, Hideki Takizawa, Megumi Matsumoto, Akiko Sakai, Yukimura Higashiura, Yufu Gocho, Masayuki Koyama, Yayoi Ogawa, Tetsuji Miura
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 459. Published online 2020 Nov 3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02122-y
PMCID:
PMC7640424
Abstract Article PDF–838K
Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension on maintenance hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study
Yannick Mompango Engole, François Bompeka Lepira, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Yves Simbi Lubenga, Augustin Luzayadio Longo, Aliocha Nkodila, Jean-Robert Rissassy Makulo, Vieux Momeme Mokoli, Justine Busanga Bukabau, Marie-France Ingole Mboliasa, Evariste Mukendi Kadima, Cedric Kabemba Ilunga, Tresor Swambulu Mvunzi, Nazaire Mangani Nseka, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 460. Published online 2020 Nov 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02131-x
PMCID:
PMC7640388
Abstract Article PDF–769K
Birth weight and renal markers in children aged 5–10 years in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
Francois Folefack Kaze, Seraphin Nguefack, Constantine Menkoh Asong, Jules Clement Nguedia Assob, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Mathurin Pierre Kowo, Victorine Nzana, Ginette Claude Mireille Kalla, Marie Patrice Halle
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 464. Published online 2020 Nov 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02133-9
PMCID:
PMC7648942
Abstract Article PDF–545K
Evidence supporting the use of a subjective staff evaluation to assess the benefit of rehabilitation in hemodialysis patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation
Takahiro Shimoda, Helen Alston, Angelique Chai, Sarbjit V. Jassal
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 466. Published online 2020 Nov 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02118-8
PMCID:
PMC7654026
Abstract Article PDF–720K
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and risk factors in North-Central Nigeria: a population-based survey
Timothy Olusegun Olanrewaju, Ademola Aderibigbe, Ademola Alabi Popoola, Kolawole Thomas Braimoh, Mikhail Olayinka Buhari, Olanrewaju Timothy Adedoyin, Sulyman Alege Kuranga, Sikiru Abayomi Biliaminu, Adindu Chijioke, Abdulwahab Akanbi Ajape, Diederick E Grobbee, Peter J Blankestijn, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, the Ilorin Renal Study Group
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 467. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02126-8
PMCID:
PMC7654149
Abstract Article PDF–351K
Effect of hydroxychloroquine in patients with IgA nephropathy with insufficient responses to immunosuppressive therapy: a retrospective case-control study
Chen Tang, Ji-Cheng Lv, Su-Fang Shi, Yu-Qing Chen, Li-Jun Liu, Hong Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 469. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02141-9
PMCID:
PMC7653892
Abstract Article PDF–919K
COVID-19 and maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic scoping review of practice guidelines
Hossein Akbarialiabad, Shahin Kavousi, Aria Ghahramani, Bahar Bastani, Nasrollah Ghahramani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 470. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02143-7
PMCID:
PMC7653213
Abstract Article PDF–802K
Elevated alanine aminotransferase and low aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio are associated with chronic kidney disease among middle-aged women: a cross-sectional study
Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Satsue Nagahama, Akihiro Watanabe, Ken Sakamoto, Akatsuki Kokaze
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 471. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02144-6
PMCID:
PMC7653768
Abstract Article PDF–520K
Money matters: a multicenter cross-sectional study of depressive symptoms among the caregivers of children on peritoneal dialysis in Mainland China
Rui Zhao, Ying Gu, Xia Shen, Xianying Mai, Cheng Zhou, Yufen Zhang, Yihui Zhai, Qian Shen, Hong Xu, Qing Zhou
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 472. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02147-3
PMCID:
PMC7653820
Abstract Article PDF–622K
Exploring patient willingness to accept hepatitis C-infected kidneys for transplantation
Gretchen C. Edwards, Maren E. Shipe, Lindsay Smith, Christianna Gamble, David Shaffer, Beatrice P. Concepcion, Rachel Forbes
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 473. Published online 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02114-y
PMCID:
PMC7653701
Abstract Article PDF–571K
Aerobic exercise capacity is maintained over a 5-year period in mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease: a longitudinal study
Helena Wallin, Eva Jansson, Carin Wallquist, Britta Hylander Rössner, Stefan H. Jacobson, Anette Rickenlund, Maria J. Eriksson
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 475. Published online 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02110-2
PMCID:
PMC7656689
Abstract Article PDF–659K
Identification of biomarkers and pathways in hypertensive nephropathy based on the ceRNA regulatory network
Zhen Wang, Zhongjie Liu, Yingxia Yang, Lei Kang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 476. Published online 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02142-8
PMCID:
PMC7659166
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Age differences in the relationships between risk factors and loss of kidney function: a general population cohort study
Tadashi Toyama, Kiyoki Kitagawa, Megumi Oshima, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Yasunori Iwata, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Atsushi Hashiba, Kengo Furuichi, Takashi Wada
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 477. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02121-z
PMCID:
PMC7664087
Abstract Article PDF–872K
Nurse-led advance care planning with older people who have end-stage kidney disease: feasibility of a deferred entry randomised controlled trial incorporating an economic evaluation and mixed methods process evaluation (ACReDiT)
Peter O’Halloran, Helen Noble, Kelly Norwood, Peter Maxwell, Fliss Murtagh, Joanne Shields, Robert Mullan, Michael Matthews, Christopher Cardwell, Mike Clarke, Rachael Morton, Karan Shah, Trisha Forbes, Kevin Brazil
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 478. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02129-5
PMCID:
PMC7663906
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Impact of parathyroidectomy on left ventricular function in end stage renal disease patients
Shaohua Chen, Kaixiang Sheng, Ying Shen, Hua Jiang, Xin Lei, Lihui Qu, Chunping Xu, Jianghua Chen, Ping Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 479. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02139-3
PMCID:
PMC7666516
Abstract Article PDF–697K
Hepatitis C core antigen testing to diagnose active hepatitis C infection among haemodialysis patients
Xue Zheng Wong, Chye Chung Gan, Rosmawati Mohamed, Rosnawati Yahya, Shubash Ganapathy, Soek Siam Tan, Soo Kun Lim
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 480. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02154-4
PMCID:
PMC7666439
Abstract Article PDF–516K
Epidemiological features of primary glomerular disease in Turkey: a multicenter study by the Turkish Society of Nephrology Glomerular Diseases Working Group
Aydin Turkmen, Abdullah Sumnu, Egemen Cebeci, Halil Yazici, Necmi Eren, Nurhan Seyahi, Kamil Dilek, Fatih Dede, Ulver Derici, Abdulkadir Unsal, Garip Sahin, Murat Sipahioglu, Mahmut Gok, Erhan Tatar, Belda Dursun, Savas Sipahi, Murvet Yilmaz, Gultekin Suleymanlar, Sena Ulu, Ozkan Gungor, Sim Kutlay, Zerrin Bicik Bahcebasi, Idris Sahin, Ilhan Kurultak, Kultigin Turkmen, Zulfikar Yilmaz, Rumeyza Turan Kazancioglu, Caner Cavdar, Ferhan Candan, Zeki Aydin, Duriye Deren Oygar, Cuma Bulent Gul, Mustafa Arici, Saime Paydas, Dilek Guven Taymez, Mehmet Kucuk, Sinan Trablus, Kenan Turgutalp, Leyla Koc, Siren Sezer, Murat Duranay, Simge Bardak, Lutfullah Altintepe, Izzet Hakki Arikan, Alper Azak, Ali Riza Odabas, Gulizar Manga Sahin, Savas Ozturk
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 481. Published online 2020 Nov 14. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02134-8
PMCID:
PMC7666482
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Association of vitamin D and FGF23 with serum ferritin in hypoparathyroid thalassemia: a case control study
Forough Saki, Azita Salehifar, Seyed Reza Kassaee, Gholamhossein Ranjbar Omrani
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 482. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02101-3
PMCID:
PMC7667728
Abstract Article PDF–921K
Paternity in male kidney transplant recipients: a French national survey, the PATeRNAL study
Annabel Boyer, Thierry Lobbedez, Mohamed Ouethrani, Angélique Thuillier Lecouf, Nicolas Bouvier, Valérie Châtelet, Bruno Hurault de Ligny, On behalf of the Spiesser transplant group
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 483. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02115-x
PMCID:
PMC7667842
Abstract Article PDF–817K
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease among Palestinian type 2 diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study
Zaher Nazzal, Zakaria Hamdan, Dunia Masri, Oday Abu-Kaf, Mohammad Hamad
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 484. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02138-4
PMCID:
PMC7667814
Abstract Article PDF–716K
Effect of changing treatment to high-flux hemodialysis (HFHD) on mortality in patients with long-term low flux hemodialysis (LFHD): a propensity score matched cohort study
Shuxin Liu, Hong Liu, Zhihong Wang, Lanbo Teng, Cui Dong, Tingting Gui, Yu Zhang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 485. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02145-5
PMCID:
PMC7670790
Abstract Article PDF–554K
Comparison of different anticoagulation strategies for renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a cohort study
Frederic Arnold, Lukas Westermann, Siegbert Rieg, Elke Neumann-Haefelin, Paul Marc Biever, Gerd Walz, Johannes Kalbhenn, Yakup Tanriver
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 486. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02150-8
PMCID:
PMC7668013
Abstract Article PDF–786K
A prospective study on total protein, plant protein and animal protein in relation to the risk of incident chronic kidney disease
Sevda Alvirdizadeh, Emad Yuzbashian, Parvin Mirmiran, Shahryar Eghtesadi, Fereidoun Azizi
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 489. Published online 2020 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02079-y
PMCID:
PMC7672990
Abstract Article PDF–663K
Associations with kidney transplant survival and eGFR decline in children and young adults in the United Kingdom: a retrospective cohort study
Alexander J. Hamilton, Lucy A. Plumb, Anna Casula, Manish D. Sinha
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 492. Published online 2020 Nov 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02156-2
PMCID:
PMC7672825
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
A systematically collated library of prescribing safety indicators for people with chronic kidney disease
Fiona Smith, Samantha Hayward, Barnaby Hole, George Kimpton, Christine Sluman, Penny Whiting, Fergus Caskey
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 493. Published online 2020 Nov 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02158-0
PMCID:
PMC7672989
Abstract Article PDF–958K
Assessment of serum electrolytes and kidney function test for screening of chronic kidney disease among Ethiopian Public Health Institute staff members, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Meseret Derbew Molla, Maria Degef, Abebe Bekele, Zeleke Geto, Feyissa Challa, Tadesse Lejisa, Tigist Getahun, Meron Sileshi, Yosef Tolcha, Genet Ashebir, Daniel Seifu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 494. Published online 2020 Nov 18. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02166-0
PMCID:
PMC7672884
Abstract Article PDF–644K
A mixed-methods feasibility study of an arts-based intervention for patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis
Claire Carswell, Joanne Reid, Ian Walsh, William Johnston, Helen McAneney, Robert Mullan, Jenny B. Lee, Hugh Nelson, Michael Matthews, Elizabeth Weatherup, Andrea Spencer, Jean Michelo, Anne Quail, Grainne Kielty, Alistair Mackenzie, Jenny Elliott, Nicola Arbuckle, Anna Wilson, Helen Noble
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 497. Published online 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02162-4
PMCID:
PMC7678271
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Risk factors for severe acute kidney injury among patients with rhabdomyolysis
Jia Yang, Jiaojiao Zhou, Xin Wang, Siwen Wang, Yi Tang, Lichuan Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 498. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02104-0
PMCID:
PMC7681970
Abstract Article PDF–613K
Tailored immunosuppression after kidney transplantation - a single center real-life experience
Miriam Good-Weber, Malgorzata Roos, Thomas F. Mueller, Barbara Rüsi, Thomas Fehr
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 501. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02137-5
PMCID:
PMC7686677
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Survival and analysis of predictors of mortality in patients undergoing replacement renal therapy: a 20-year cohort
Emily de Souza Ferreira, Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Rodrigo Gomes da Silva, Glauce Dias da Costa, Luciana Saraiva da Silva, Samantha Bicalho de Oliveira Cavalier, Beatriz Oliveira Silva, Heloísa Helena Dias, Luiza Delazari Borges, Juliana Costa Machado, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 502. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02135-7
PMCID:
PMC7685664
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Constitutive Atg5 overexpression in mouse bone marrow endothelial progenitor cells improves experimental acute kidney injury
Daniel Patschan, Katrin Schwarze, Björn Tampe, Jan Ulrich Becker, Samy Hakroush, Oliver Ritter, Susann Patschan, Gerhard Anton Müller
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 503. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02149-1
PMCID:
PMC7684746
Abstract Article PDF–2.6M
Metabolic healthy obesity is associated with higher incidence of mild decrease estimate glomerular rate in rural northeast Chinese
Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, Guang Xiao Li, Hongmei Yang, Liqiang Zheng, Yingxian Sun
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 505. Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02164-2
PMCID:
PMC7687992
Abstract Article PDF–868K
The impact of hypertension on chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease is greater in men than women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Misghina Weldegiorgis, Mark Woodward
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 506. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02151-7
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 545.
PMCID:
PMC7687699
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Impact of water quality on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai Division in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka
Kalaivani Gobalarajah, Prabagar Subramaniam, Uthpala Apekshani Jayawardena, Gobalarajah Rasiah, Sittampalam Rajendra, Jasotha Prabagar
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 507. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02157-1
PMCID:
PMC7687782
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Retrospective single center cohort study: effect of intensive home hemodialysis on right ventricular systolic pressure and clinical outcomes
Michael Girsberger, Christopher T. Chan
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 508. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02159-z
PMCID:
PMC7687753
Abstract Article PDF–990K
How do parents deal with their children’s chronic kidney disease? A qualitative study for identifying factors related to parent’s adaptation
Fatemeh Khorsandi, Naser Parizad, Aram Feizi, Masumeh Hemmati MaslakPak
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 509. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02170-4
PMCID:
PMC7690036
Abstract Article PDF–719K
Association of higher arterial ketone body ratio (acetoacetate/β-hydroxybutyrate) with relevant nutritional marker in hemodialysis patients
Masaaki Inaba, Yasuro Kumeda, Shinsuke Yamada, Norikazu Toi, Chie Hamai, Koichi Noguchi, Eikichi Yasuda, Yutaka Furumitsu, Masanori Emoto, Yoshiteru Ohno
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 510. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02173-1
PMCID:
PMC7690103
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in evaluation of inflammation in non-dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
Peiyuan Li, Chenqi Xia, Peng Liu, Zhong Peng, Hong Huang, Juan Wu, Zhangxiu He
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 511. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02174-0
PMCID:
PMC7690201
Abstract Article PDF–801K
Overhydration and low serum prealbumin predict peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients
Quyen Dao Bui Quy, Tuan Pham Ngoc Huy, Loc Nguyen Duc, My Pham Van, Dung Nguyen Huu, Toan Nguyen Duy, Tien Tran Viet, Quyet Do, Thang Le Viet
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 512. Published online 2020 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02178-w
PMCID:
PMC7690099
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels reflects renal interstitial inflammation in drug-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
Xi-zi Zheng, Yang-hui Gu, Tao Su, Xu-jie Zhou, Jun-wen Huang, Ping-ping Sun, Yan Jia, Da-min Xu, Su-xia Wang, Gang Liu, Li Yang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 514. Published online 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02175-z
PMCID:
PMC7689990
Abstract Article PDF–463K
Abnormal rich club organization in end-stage renal disease patients before dialysis initiation and undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
Shaohui Ma, Ming Zhang, Yang Liu, Dun Ding, Peng Li, Xueying Ma, Hongjuan Liu, Junya Mu
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 515. Published online 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02176-y
PMCID:
PMC7689979
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Nocardiosis in glomerular disease patients with immunosuppressive therapy
Yuzhang Han, Zineng Huang, Huifang Zhang, Liyu He, Lin Sun, Yu Liu, Fuyou Liu, Li Xiao
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 516. Published online 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02179-9
PMCID:
PMC7690096
Abstract Article PDF–839K
Machine learning algorithm for early detection of end-stage renal disease
Zvi Segal, Dan Kalifa, Kira Radinsky, Bar Ehrenberg, Guy Elad, Gal Maor, Maor Lewis, Muhammad Tibi, Liat Korn, Gideon Koren
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 518. Published online 2020 Nov 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02093-0
PMCID:
PMC7693522
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
The effect of glucocorticoids on serum cystatin C in identifying acute kidney injury: a propensity-matched cohort study
Silin Liang, Mai Shi, Yunpeng Bai, Yujun Deng, Miaoxian Fang, Jiaxin Li, Yijin Wu, Wenying Peng, Yating Hou, Heng Fang, Huidan Zhang, Chunbo Chen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 519. Published online 2020 Nov 27. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02165-1
PMCID:
PMC7694927
Abstract Article PDF–733K
Prevalence of malnutrition inflammation complex syndrome among patients on maintenance haemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Puneet K. Bramania, Paschal Ruggajo, Rimal Bramania, Muhiddin Mahmoud, Francis F. Furia
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 521. Published online 2020 Nov 30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02171-3
PMCID:
PMC7708158
Abstract Article PDF–820K
Net ultrafiltration prescription survey in Europe
Nuttha Lumlertgul, Raghavan Murugan, Nina Seylanova, Patricia McCready, Marlies Ostermann
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 522. Published online 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02184-y
PMCID:
PMC7706211
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
Baseline liver function tests and full blood count indices and their association with progression of chronic kidney disease and renal outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: the eGFR follow- up study
Sandawana William Majoni, Federica Barzi, Wendy Hoy, Richard J. MacIsaac, Alan Cass, Louise Maple-Brown, Jaquelyne T. Hughes
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 523. Published online 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02185-x
PMCID:
PMC7709437
Abstract Article PDF–844K
Separate and combined effects of cold dialysis and intradialytic exercise on the thermoregulatory responses of hemodialysis patients: a randomized-cross-over study
Argyro A. Krase, Andreas D. Flouris, Christina Karatzaferi, Christoforos D. Giannaki, Ioannis Stefanidis, Giorgos K. Sakkas
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 524. Published online 2020 Dec 2. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02167-z
PMCID:
PMC7709248
Abstract Article PDF–870K
Predictors and one-year outcomes of patients with delayed graft function after deceased donor kidney transplantation
Rao Chen, Haifeng Wang, Lei Song, Jianfei Hou, Jiawei Peng, Helong Dai, Longkai Peng
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 526. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02181-1
PMCID:
PMC7716446
Abstract Article PDF–888K
CSE/H2S system alleviates uremic accelerated atherosclerosis by regulating TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in 5/6 nephrectomy ApoE−/− mice
Xiangxue Lu, Shixiang Wang, Sujuan Feng, Han Li
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 527. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02183-z
PMCID:
PMC7716493
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Impacts of dialysis adequacy and intradialytic hypotension on changes in dialysis recovery time
Murilo Guedes, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Juliana El Ghoz Leme, Yue Jiao, Jochen G. Raimann, Yuedong Wang, Peter Kotanko, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Ravi Thadhani, Franklin W. Maddux, Len A. Usvyat, John W. Larkin
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 529. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02187-9
PMCID:
PMC7720452
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The real-world effectiveness of sucroferric oxyhydroxide in European hemodialysis patients: a 1-year retrospective database analysis
Rosa Ramos, Charles Chazot, Anibal Ferreira, Attilio Di Benedetto, Konstantin Gurevich, Astrid Feuersenger, Melanie Wolf, Hans-Jürgen Arens, Sebastian Walpen, Stefano Stuard
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 530. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02188-8
PMCID:
PMC7720479
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Safely reducing haemodialysis frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic
Michelle Da Silva Lodge, Thilini Abeygunaratne, Helen Alderson, Ibrahim Ali, Nina Brown, Constantina Chrysochou, Rosie Donne, Ibi Erekosima, Philip Evans, Emma Flanagan, Simon Gray, Darren Green, Janet Hegarty, Audrey Hyde, Philip A. Kalra, Elizabeth Lamerton, David Lewis, Rachel Middleton, David New, Robert Nipah, Donal O’Donoghue, Edmond O’Riordan, Dimitrios Poulikakos, Francesco Rainone, Maharajan Raman, James Ritchie, Smeeta Sinha, Grahame Wood, J. Tollitt
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 532. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02172-2
PMCID:
PMC7720264
Abstract Article PDF–715K
Left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction in Korean children with chronic kidney disease: data from the KNOW-Ped CKD study
Jeong Yeon Kim, Yeonhee Lee, Hee Gyung Kang, Il-Soo Ha, Hae Il Cheong, Hyun Jin Choi, Kyoung Hee Han, Seong Heon Kim, Min Hyun Cho, Jae Il Shin, Joo Hoon Lee, Young Seo Park, Heeyeon Cho
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 533. Published online 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02152-6
PMCID:
PMC7724800
Abstract Article PDF–579K
Regional distribution and severity of arterial calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 1–5: a cross-sectional study of the Copenhagen chronic kidney disease cohort
Ida Maria Hjelm Sørensen, Sasha Asbøll Kepler Saurbrey, Henrik Øder Hjortkjær, Philip Brainin, Nicholas Carlson, Ellen Linnea Freese Ballegaard, Anne-Lise Kamper, Christina Christoffersen, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Susanne Bro
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 534. Published online 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02192-y
PMCID:
PMC7726904
Abstract Article PDF–759K
Time changes in the spectrum of urinary stone composition: a role for climate variations?
Alberto Trinchieri, Alessandro Maletta, Giovanni Simonelli, Luca Boeri, Elisa De Lorenzis, Emanuele Montanari
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 535. Published online 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02193-x
PMCID:
PMC7726867
Abstract Article PDF–626K
Heart rhythm complexity as predictors for the prognosis of end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis
Hongyun Liu, Ping Zhan, Jinlong Shi, Minlu Hu, Guojing Wang, Weidong Wang
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 536. Published online 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02196-8
PMCID:
PMC7727237
Abstract Article PDF–766K
Illness perceptions predict mortality in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study
Priscilla Muscat, John Weinman, Emanuel Farrugia, Liberato Camilleri, Joseph Chilcot
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 537. Published online 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02189-7
PMCID:
PMC7727218
Abstract Article PDF–546K
Limited english proficiency and concordance of CKD awareness among primary care providers and patients
Alexis F. Velazquez, Alexandra Velasquez, Delphine S. Tuot
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 538. Published online 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02155-3
PMCID:
PMC7727194
Abstract Article PDF–603K
NIMO-CKD-UK: a real-world, observational study of iron isomaltoside in patients with iron deficiency anaemia and chronic kidney disease
Philip A. Kalra, Sunil Bhandari, Michael Spyridon, Rachel Davison, Sarah Lawman, Ashraf Mikhail, David Reaich, Nick Pritchard, Kieran McCafferty, Jason Moore
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 539. Published online 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02180-2
PMCID:
PMC7726614
Abstract Article PDF–998K
Combination of biomarker with clinical risk factors for prediction of severe acute kidney injury in critically ill patients
Lan Jia, Xiaohua Sheng, Anna Zamperetti, Yun Xie, Valentina Corradi, Shikha Chandel, Massimo De Cal, Diego Pomarè Montin, Carlotta Caprara, Claudio Ronco
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 540. Published online 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02202-z
PMCID:
PMC7731753
Abstract Article PDF–676K
Ambulatory blood pressure is better associated with target organ damage than clinic blood pressure in patients with primary glomerular disease
Ruo-wei Wen, Xiao-qiu Chen, Ye Zhu, Jian-ting Ke, Yi Du, Cheng Wang, Tan-qi Lou
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 541. Published online 2020 Dec 11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02200-1
PMCID:
PMC7731761
Abstract Article PDF–863K
Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of kidney disease
Richard Kobina Dadzie Ephraim, Christopher Amey Asamoah, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Samuel Adusei
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 542. Published online 2020 Dec 12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02186-w
PMCID:
PMC7733275
Abstract Article PDF–676K

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Correction to: Adrenocortical carcinoma complicated by renal thrombotic microangiopathy, a case-series
Tristan de Nattes, Lucile Moreau-Grangé, Delphine Vezzosi, Julien Hadoux, Miguel Hie, Dominique Guerrot, Steven Grangé
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 44. Published online 2020 Feb 10. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-1712-4
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Rita Jacobs, Patrick M. Honore, Marc Diltoer, Herbert D. Spapen
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 105. Published online 2020 Mar 24. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01749-1
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Correction to: Short-term outcome associated with disease severity and electrolyte abnormalities among critically ill children with acute kidney injury
Osama Y. Safdar, Khalid A. Alhasan, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Norah Khathlan, Suleman A. Al Rezgan, Amr S. Albanna, Jameela A. Kari
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 137. Published online 2020 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01790-0
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Correction to: Serum magnesium, mortality and disease progression in chronic kidney disease
Rami Azem, Remy Daou, Elias Bassil, Eva Maria Anvari, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold, Tushar Vachharajani, Joseph Nally, Georges N. Nakhoul
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 139. Published online 2020 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01801-0
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Correction to: The urinary microbiome shows different bacterial genera in renal transplant recipients and non-transplant patients at time of acute kidney injury – a pilot study
Daniela Gerges-Knafl, Peter Pichler, Alexander Zimprich, Christoph Hotzy, Wolfgang Barousch, Rita M. Lang, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, Sabina Baumgartner-Parzer, Ludwig Wagner, Wolfgang Winnicki
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 168. Published online 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01835-4
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Correction to: Kidney disease progression and all-cause mortality across estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria categories among patients with vs. without type 2 diabetes
Gregory A. Nichols, Anouk Déruaz-Luyet, Kimberly G. Brodovicz, Teresa M. Kimes, A. Gabriela Rosales, Sibylle J. Hauske
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 200. Published online 2020 May 28. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01854-1
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Currie Moore, Lesley-Anne Carter, Sandip Mitra, Suzanne Skevington, Alison Wearden
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 254. Published online 2020 Jul 6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01858-x
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BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 262. Published online 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01891-w
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Correction to: Repository corticotropin injection versus corticosteroids for protection against renal damage in a focal segmental glomerulosclerosis rodent model
Kyle Hayes, Elizabeth Warner, Chris Bollinger, Dale Wright, Richard M. Fitch
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 278. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01933-3
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Gholamhossein Naderi, Amin Azadfar, Seyed Reza Yahyazadeh, Fatemeh Khatami, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 487. Published online 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02148-2
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Correction to: The burden of comorbidity in people with chronic kidney disease stage 3: a cohort study
Simon D. S. Fraser, Paul J. Roderick, Carl R. May, Natasha McIntyre, Christopher McIntyre, Richard J. Fluck, Adam Shardlow, Maarten W. Taal
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 543. Published online 2020 Dec 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02205-w
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Correction to: The impact of hypertension on chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease is greater in men than women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Misghina Weldegiorgis, Mark Woodward
BMC Nephrol. 2020; 21: 545. Published online 2020 Dec 21. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02199-5
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