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Editor’s Pick: Targeted Agents in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma on Dialysis: Myths and Reality

Agents targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor (VEGFR) pathway, as well as mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors…

Uric Acid in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Clinical Appraisal

A consistent body of evidence supports an independent association between uric acid (UA) level and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans.

Vascular and Valvular Calcifications in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Update

In chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease patients cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality, with incidence…

Tubular Handling of Uric Acid and Factors Influencing Its Renal Excretion: A Short Review

In this review, the authors briefly examine the most recent evidence concerning the role of several proteins involved in tubular urate transport.

Treating the Diabetic Hypertensive: Consensus and Differences

Hypertension and diabetes commonly coexist. Both are major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Automatic Reporting of Creatinine-Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children: Is this Feasible?

Creatinine, although widely used as a biomarker to measure renal function, has long been known as an insensitive marker of renal impairment.

Fractional Excretion of Survivin, Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer, and Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is defined as a transformation of tubular epithelial cells into mesenchymal ones.

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Autonomous Robot Outperforms Humans in Soft Tissue Operation

AN AUTONOMOUS robot performed more effectively than human surgeons in operations on soft tissue in live pigs in a recent study. The Smart Tissue…

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Neuroprosthetic Implants Restore Walking Ability in Post-Stroke Patients

NEUROPROSTHESES may hold the potential to assist patients with post-stroke disabilities after a 64-year-old man received a surgical implant and…

Introducing EMJ Interventional Cardiology 4.1

United Kingdom, June 30, 2016: Welcome to the 2016 edition of EMJ Interventional Cardiology, an assortment of the latest news, research, and opinions…