Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Age Derived From Routine Health Checkup and Claims Data – Large-Scale Epidemiological Study

Background: The cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) framework emphasizes the interplay of metabolic, renal, and cardiovascular abnormalities in cardiovascular disease risk. We aimed to develop a CKM syndrome age algorithm using routinely collected health checkup and claims data in Japan.Methods and results: We conducted a cohort study of 376,612 men and 478,853 women aged 20-79 years in the… Continue reading Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Age Derived From Routine Health Checkup and Claims Data – Large-Scale Epidemiological Study

Effects of a telehealth-supported home-based exercise program on functional capacity, sarcopenia risk, and patient-reported outcomes in non-dialysis stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease

Background: Evidence on the effects of 12-week telehealth-supported home-based exercise in advanced non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains limited. This study evaluated its effects on functional capacity, sarcopenia risk, and patient-reported outcomes in patients with stage 4-5 CKD.Methods: In this prospective, parallel-group randomized controlled trial (October 2024-July 2025), 54 non-dialysis patients aged ≥45 years with… Continue reading Effects of a telehealth-supported home-based exercise program on functional capacity, sarcopenia risk, and patient-reported outcomes in non-dialysis stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease

Acute Phosphate Nephropathy Following Oral Sodium Phosphate Bowel Preparation

Acute phosphate nephropathy (APN) is a rare but important cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), most commonly associated with the use of oral sodium phosphate bowel preparations administered prior to colonoscopy. In this report, we describe the case of a 60-year-old female patient who developed severe AKI necessitating temporary hemodialysis after bowel preparation with a… Continue reading Acute Phosphate Nephropathy Following Oral Sodium Phosphate Bowel Preparation

Fecal Incontinence as a Marker of Multisystem Cardiopulmonary-Kidney Disease and Mortality in US Adults: : A Nationally Representative Cohort Study

Objective: To determine whether fecal incontinence is associated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, and kidney disease, individually and in combination, and with all-cause mortality among community-dwelling US adults.Methods: Nationally representative cohort study using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010 with linkage to the National Death Index through December 31, 2019. The analytic cohort comprised… Continue reading Fecal Incontinence as a Marker of Multisystem Cardiopulmonary-Kidney Disease and Mortality in US Adults: : A Nationally Representative Cohort Study

Chaos in the Equilibrium: A Rare Complication of Dialysis

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening neurologic complication associated with hemodialysis (HD), particularly during initial treatments in patients with severe uremia. It is thought to result from rapid osmotic shifts between the plasma and the central nervous system during dialysis. We present the case of a 36-year-old woman with stage V… Continue reading Chaos in the Equilibrium: A Rare Complication of Dialysis

Blood Pressure Phenotypes and Cardio-Kidney Outcomes: Findings From UK Biobank Data

Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardio-kidney outcomes (CKO). However, distinct blood pressure (BP) phenotypes and their effect on CKO remain underexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the independent contributions of BP phenotypes to CKO.Methods: This prospective, population-based study included UK Biobank participants enrolled between 2006 and 2010 with baseline systolic BP ≥90 mm… Continue reading Blood Pressure Phenotypes and Cardio-Kidney Outcomes: Findings From UK Biobank Data

Clinical Predictors and Histopathological Spectrum of Nondiabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction: When a patient's presentation raises suspicions for conditions other than diabetic kidney disease (DKD), such as sudden onset proteinuria <5 years after the onset of type 2 diabetes, proteinuria without retinopathy or neuropathy, acute kidney injury, active urinary sediment, or hematuria, clinically indicated kidney biopsies are typically carried out. Consequently, a high incidence of… Continue reading Clinical Predictors and Histopathological Spectrum of Nondiabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

The impact of blood pressure variability and African Caribbean ethnicity on the progression of diabetic kidney disease in type 1 diabetes

Aims/hypothesis: Blood #pressure variability (BPV) is a risk factor for #kidney disease progression in hypertension and type 2 diabetes; however, the role of BPV in kidney disease in type 1 diabetes is unknown. The aim of this study was therefore to determine whether BPV has an impact on kidney disease progression in an ethnically diverse… Continue reading The impact of blood pressure variability and African Caribbean ethnicity on the progression of diabetic kidney disease in type 1 diabetes

Clinicopathologic characteristics and long-term outcomes in glomerulonephritis with crescent formation: a 20-year single-center cohort study

IntroductionCrescentic #glomerulonephritis (GN) is among the most aggressive glomerular diseases, defined by extensive crescent formation and rapid loss of kidney function.ObjectiveTo evaluate clinical, laboratory, and histopathologic determinants of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and overall survival (OS), and to identify associated factors of poor outcomes in patients with crescentic GN (cGN) and GN with crescent formation.MethodsThis… Continue reading Clinicopathologic characteristics and long-term outcomes in glomerulonephritis with crescent formation: a 20-year single-center cohort study