Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious debilitating condition affecting 10% of the world's population, yet it remains largely under recognised even among patients with pre-existing comorbidities. Approximately 5% of patients with CKD have a history of heart failure (HF), however factors ...
To better understand the role of the urea-to-creatinine ratio in chronic kidney disease patients, we assessed the epidemiology of the urea-to-creatinine ratio among hospitalised chronic kidney disease patients, and the association between the urea-to-creatinine ratio and inpatient clinical outcomes. ...
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 10% of the world population and is continuously increasing [1,2]. Various chronic illnesses can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Diabetes mellitus stands as the primary cause in numerous developed and develo...
Thus, patients with ESKD had a several-fold higher risk of these adverse events than those without advanced chronic kidney disease and constituted an even higher risk group. We further found that the risk of a specific type of ischemic event (myocardial infarction, stroke, or MALE) also ...
SHORT COMMUNICATION British Journal of Cancer (2015) 113, 1375–1380 | doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.355 Keywords: comorbidity; stage; C3 Index; chronic disease The impact of patient comorbidity on cancer stage at diagnosis Jason Gurney*,1, Diana Sarfati1 and James Stanley1 1Department of Public Health...
Because the outcome of interest was the occurrence of ESRD requiring dialysis, we also excluded patients identified in the registry of Catastrophic Illness Patient Database as being diagnosed as having chronic kidney disease (ICD-9-CM code 585), which would indicate that they ...
2. U.S. Renal Data System: USRDS 2012 Annual Data Report: Atlas of Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2013. 3. White SL, Chadban SJ, Jan ...
2. U.S. Renal Data System: USRDS 2012 Annual Data Report: Atlas of Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2013. 3. White SL, Chadban SJ, Jan ...
Smoking is known to be one of the leading causes of preventable deaths worldwide1,2, with more than seven million deaths caused by tobacco use every year3. Smoking increases the risk of various chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease4,5,6,7; it may ...
By incorporating age and underlying comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease into the scoring system, a good agreement ...