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INTERVIEW: ROBERT JOHN UNWIN

Interview with Robert John Unwin | Professor Emeritus of Nephrology, former Professor of Nephrology and Physiology, University College London, UK; Scientific Advisory Board member of ERA-EDTA

Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection: Is It Really So Rare?

Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare and often unrecognised clinical entity, which accounts for 1–2% of all arterial dissections. It can be the result of several underlying diseases, such as atherosclerosis, malignant hypertension, fibromuscular dysplasia, and connective tissue disorders.

The Non-coding MicroRNA-223 is a Promising Biomarker of Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal diseases are consecutive to a deregulation of gene expression regulated by non-coding RNAs. These non-coding RNAs were discovered at…

Senescence-Like Changes in B-Cell Phenotype in Patients with Haemodialysis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of haemodialysis (HD) on B-cell subsets, in terms of untimely expression of immunosenescent phenotype.

INTERVIEW: ROBERT JOHN UNWIN

INTERVIEW: PETER J. BLANKESTIJN

Interview with Peter J.Blankestijn | Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands, 2021 Scientific Committee member and former Council member of European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA).

The Role of Dexmedetomidine for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Care

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 50% of patients admitted to the intensive care unit and is associated with increased mortality…

Causes of Hypermagnesaemia: A Literature Review

Hypermagnesaemia is associated with increased mortality. In a recent study of >14,000 patients, it was noted that the 30-day all-cause mortality was twice as high in patients with hypermagnesaemia compared to patients with normal serum magnesium levels

Alternating Episodes of True Hyperkalaemia and Pseudohyperkalaemia in Adult Sickle Cell Disease: A Nephrologist's Dilemma

Sickle cell disease (SCD) predisposes the patient to recurrent episodes of acute painful haemolytic crisis. Sickle cell nephropathy…

Blood-Brain Barrier-Crossing Antihypertensive Medications Linked to Less Memory Decline in Older Adults

A recent meta-analysis is the first of its kind to assess the potential cognitive benefits over time of blood-brain barrier-crossing renin-angiotensin system drugs compared with their nonpenetrant counterparts.

Rare Cases of Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

a retrospective case series evaluated individuals enrolled in the United States’ Military Health System who experienced myocarditis symptoms within 4 days (12–96 hours) of receiving the second dose of a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.