Background: Studies into the association between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
and end-stage renal disease are limited. We investigated the risk of end-stage renal …

Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus can beneficially affect the host by producing acetic acid
and lactic acid, which lower pH and thereby inhibit the growth of pathogens or allow the …

Background and aims Renal dysfunction is a potent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases,
including stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of admission estimated glomerular …

Results A total of 6363 patients (average age, 70 years) during a median of 1.3 (range= 0.6–2.5)
years of follow-up were analyzed. There were 1341 (21.1%) patients who reported …

PURPOSE: Studies regarding the clinical benefits of influenza vaccination in diabetic patients
are limited. This study evaluated if the elderly diabetic patients who have had influenza …

Background This study compared the pulmonary embolism (PE) risks between Asian
dialysis patients and a comparison cohort without clinical kidney disease. Methods From the …

Autophagy and autophagy-related proteins (ATGs) play decisive roles in osteoclast differentiation.
Emerging lines of evidence show the deregulation of miRNA in autophagic responses…

Aim It remains unclear whether long‐term daily icodextrin use can decrease technique failure
and improve survival in peritoneal dialysis ( PD) patients. The aim of the present study was …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more at risk for pneumonia than the general
population. Patients with pneumonia are usually treated as outpatients. However, previous …

Background The purpose of the study was to compare the risk of de novo cardiovascular
disease (CVD) between hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patients with …