Objectives : This study assessed the safety and efficacy of a novel implantable device
therapy in resistant hypertension patients. Background : Despite the availability of potent …

Background. Mortality rates of critically ill patients with acute renal failure (ARF) requiring
renal replacement therapy (RRT) are high. Intermittent and continuous RRT are available for …

Background: Many patients taking statins often complain of muscle pain and weakness. The
extent to which muscle pain reflects muscle injury is unknown. Methods: We obtained …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to assess soluble endoglin (sEng) and soluble
fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1) as first-trimester serum markers to predict preeclampsia. …

Background. Treatment of persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant patients resistant
to calcium and vitamin D sterols is limited and often requires parathyroidectomy. Given the …

Increased renal resistive index (RRI) has been recently associated with target organ damage
and cardiovascular or renal outcomes in patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus. …

Compromised intrauterine fetal growth leading to low birth weight (<2500 g) is associated
with adulthood renal and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess the …

Fetal growth is compromised in animal models with high cortisol availability. In healthy
pregnancies, the fetus is protected from high circulating cortisol levels by the placental 11β-…

Results In both studies, positive associations were found between uromodulin and urinary
sodium, chloride, and potassium excretion and osmolality. In SKIPOGH, 24-hour uromodulin …

During pregnancy, trophoblasts grow to adapt the feto-maternal unit to fetal requirements.
Aldosterone and cortisol levels increase, the latter being inactivated by a healthy placenta. By …