Results Most biomarkers were elevated compared with reference values and–—except for
albumin, ferritin, and IGF-1—higher in patients with CVD. In receiver operating characteristic …

Deep learning-based health status representation learning and clinical prediction have
raised much research interest in recent years. Existing models have shown superior …

Chronic inflammation associated with chronic kidney disease predicts all-cause and
cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. Here we sought to evaluate the …

In ESRD, arterial function is abnormal, characterized by decreased capacitive function
(arterial stiffening) and reduced conduit function, shown by diminished flow-mediated …

CKD is associated with a complex state of immune dysfunction characterized by immune
depression, predisposing patients to infections, and immune activation, resulting in …

Intrinsic capacity is the sum of an individual's physical and mental capacities, which helps
determine functional ability. Intrinsic capacity decline is an important predictor of adverse …

Acquired immunity disturbances in hemodialysis (HD) patients are many and diverse. They
are caused by uremia per se, the HD procedure, chronic renal failure complications, and …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a prevalent life-threatening disease frequently associated
with hypertension, progression to renal fibrosis, and eventual renal failure. Although the …

Fetuin-A is an important inhibitor of extraosseous calcification, but some of the studies that
used ELISAs did not identify a significant relationship between serum fetuin-A levels and …

Background Controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score, calculated from serum albumin
and total cholesterol concentrations and total lymphocyte count, is reportedly valuable for …