Publications by authors named "Chengfa Ren"
Background: Diabetic nephropathy is an important cause of end-stage renal disease. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis is closely associated with hyperglycemia. However, studies exploring biomarkers linking these two diseases are lacking, which may provide insight into the mechanisms underlying Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) comorbid AVF stenosis.
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- A study involving 1,915 peritoneal dialysis patients in China aimed to examine the link between time spent within the target range of serum phosphorus levels and mortality risk.
- The research found that longer durations with serum phosphorus levels between 1.13-1.78 mmol/L were associated with lower rates of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as decreased withdrawal from dialysis treatment.
- These results emphasize the importance of maintaining appropriate serum phosphorus levels to potentially improve survival outcomes for patients on peritoneal dialysis.
Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are routinely prescribed oral anticoagulants to prevent thromboembolism. Concerns regarding the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulants, such as vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), arise for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) because of their widespread use in clinical practice. Even though there have been an abundance of studies on this topic, it is still not clear if DOAC users with NVAF have a lower risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) than warfarin users.
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