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

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

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

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

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

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become an integral step in the management of patients with ischaemic heart disease. Bifurcation lesions are…

Since its introduction into clinical practice, coronary angioplasty has seen game-changing advances incomparable to any other medical technology. In…

Optimal treatment of bifurcation lesions is still a major challenge for coronary intervention. A planned two-stent approach may be more appropriate when…