Nephrology

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, especially in the dialysis population. In…

Indoxyl sulfate (IS) and p-Cresyl sulfate (PCS) are uraemic toxins originating from the breakdown of tryptophan and tyrosine/phenylalanine…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant risk factor for preeclampsia (PE).1 However, the features of PE in this cohort of patients…

In the last few years, the effectiveness and role of drugs of the sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitor group, or the so-called…

Thalassemia is a group of haemoglobinopathies characterised by the decrease or lack of β or α globin chain production haemoglobin (Hb)…

Gadolinium-based contrast agents are widely used for MRI. Although they may be considered well-tolerated at recommended dosing levels, recent evidence supports the deposition of free gadolinium in the tissues and its slow release into circulation, resulting in long-term toxicity, which is aggravated in renal patients.

The authors revisited the phenomenon of asymptomatic patients despite very low pulse oximetry readings, the so-called ‘sweet hypoxia’, ‘happy hypoxia’, or ‘silent hypoxaemia’.

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.