Does clopidogrel in mild or moderate CKD patients have the same beneficial effect as it does in patients with normal renal function? Is the relative risk of bleeding higher in these patients? American Heart Journal
Among women with coronary heart disease, advanced renal dysfunction predicts sudden cardiac death, according to findings from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS). Reuters Health Information
The association of exposure to gadolinium with the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with various stages of chronic kidney disease is studied. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
This is the first multicenter, prospective, randomized trial to compare alemtuzumab induction plus tacrolimus monotherapy with conventional therapy in low-risk kidney transplant recipients.
Monoclonal free light chains (FLCs) frequently cause rapidly progressive renal failure in patients with multiple myeloma. Immunoassays which provide quantitative measurement of FLCs in serum, have now been adopted into screening algorithms for multiple myeloma . BMC Nephrology
Interstitial leucocyte infiltration, a prominent feature of lupus nephritis, predicts deterioration of renal function. This study explores the link between leukocyte infiltration and the kidney. Kidney International
