European Archives - Page 366 of 1210 - European Medical Journal

Potassium Intake on the Renoprotective Response in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

Salt restriction and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) are known to increase the antihypertensive and antiproteinuric effects of…

Advancements in Glomerulonephritis Treatment

IgAN is a progressive, immune complex-mediated disease, and the most common primary glomerulonephritis, representing…

Challenges in Renal Replacement Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to be a global public health problem. Globally, the prevalence of CKD is approximately 8–16% in the…

Interaction of General Obesity and Abdominal Obesity, and Frailty in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major public health problem, affecting over 9.1% of adults globally. Frailty is marked…

End-Stage Renal Disease and Neurological Connection

Due to the incapacitating nature of end-stage renal disease, people on dialysis frequently acquire undetected psychopathological disorders.

Kidneys and Blood Pressure: A Key Link

Liffert Vogt, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, opened the session by emphasising the importance of blood pressure (BP)…

ERA 2024 Interview: Peter Stenvinkel

When I started to work in nephrology, I found it to be very diverse, with so many different aspects to it. It’s not just the kidneys…

Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring with a Finger Cuff is Unsuitable for Intradialytic Blood Pressure Monitoring

Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is the most common complication of haemodialysis (HD). A purely nadir-based definition of IDH…

ERA 2024 Interview: Jeroen de Baaij

First, it means a lot that the ERA has awarded the work I have accomplished in the last 10–15 years. It is special and a real award…

EKFC Formula versus CKD-EPI: Impact on Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Reporting

The automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for all creatinine (Pcr) determination is mandatory, and the CKD-EPI…