The recent publication of Mulder and colleagues (1) is an important contribution to the existing literature on potentially nephrotoxic effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery in childhood cancer survivors. We have focused our attention on the finding that 154 patients who underwent nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy for renal tumor presented with a decrease in renal dysfunction proba...

BACKGROUND Data regarding the outcomes of HIV-infected adults with baseline renal dysfunction who start antiretroviral therapy are conflicting. METHODS We followed up a previously-published cohort of HIV-infected adult outpatients in northwest Tanzania who had high prevalence of renal dysfunction at the time of starting antiretroviral therapy (between November 2009 and February 2010). Patient...

BACKGROUND The relationship between renal dysfunction and mortality in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) has been extensively investigated, but there are limited data about this relationship in patients presenting with non-ST-segment-elevation MI and unstable angina. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether renal insufficiency is an independent predictor for in-...

BACKGROUND AND AIM It is well known that dialysis dependent renal failure increases the likelihood of poor outcome following cardiac surgery. But the results of CABG in patients with mild renal dysfunction are not clearly established. The aim of the study is to analyze the risk of preoperative mild renal dysfunction on outcome after isolated coronary surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed...

Renal dysfunction frequently occurs in liver transplant recipients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. BK virus is a human polyoma virus that reactivates during immunocompromised states and is a known cause of renal allograft dysfunction in renal transplant recipients. However, BK nephropathy of native kidneys is rare in non-renal transplant recipients. There is no publish...

Preoperative evaluation of patients with renal dysfunction often requires the collaborative efforts of the primary care physician, nephrologist, surgeon, and anesthesiologist. Renal dysfunction is typically a spectrum of disease with multisystem effects. Optimization of preexisting medical issues is the key as is a thorough understanding of the potential perioperative risks for further renal in...

AIMS To investigate whether renal dysfunction is a useful predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. We also aimed to determine whether the addition of renal dysfunction into the scoring system could improve diagnostic accuracy of the CHA2DS2-VASc score to predict POAF. METHODS AND RESULTS The study prospectively enrolled 350 consecutive patients who underwen...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine if amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has different diagnostic and prognostic utility in patients with renal dysfunction. BACKGROUND Patients with renal dysfunction have higher NT-proBNP, which may complicate interpretation for diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) or prognosis. METHODS We searched MEDLINE and ...

This study evaluated the occurrence of azotemia and relationship between azotemia, breed, sex, age in dogs brought for veterinary treatment at a tertiary hospital Eastern Nigeria. A total 304 varied breeds ages comprising males females were this study. Renal dysfunction was assessed by evaluation serum creatinine levels using International Interest Society criterion diagnosis renal dysfunction,...