Background Young women wishing to become living kidney donors frequently ask whether
nephrectomy will affect their future pregnancies. Methods We conducted a retrospective …

Background: Homeless people are more likely to have chronic medical conditions and to
encounter barriers to health care than the general population. In this study we identify barriers …

… Bugeja, Ann; Dacouris, Niki; Thomas, Alison; Marticorena, Rosa; McFarlane, Philip;
Donnelly, Sandra; Goldstein, Marc … Articles in PubMed by Ann Bugeja … Other articles in …

Results The survey was completed by 423 participants. Current activity levels were similar
across modalities (P= 0.35); 78% of younger patients walked at least 10 minutes at a time on …

Background In the general population, high serum uric acid concentration is a risk factor for
gout. It is unknown whether donating a kidney increases a living donor’s risk of gout as …

Results The kidney failure risk equation provided adequate to excellent discrimination in
identifying patients with CKD likely to progress to kidney failure at the 2-and 5-year time points …

Rationale & Objectives Alpha-blockers (ABs) are commonly prescribed for control of resistant
or refractory hypertension in patients with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD). The …

Background A prolonged living kidney donor evaluation may result in worse outcomes for
transplant recipients. Better knowledge of the duration of this process may help inform future …

Alpha-blockers (ABs) are commonly prescribed as part of a multidrug regimen in the
management of hypertension. We set out to assess the risk of hypotension and related adverse …

Importance Thiazide diuretics are commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension, a
disease highly prevalent among older individuals and in those with chronic kidney disease. …