The kidney-heart relationship has raised interest for the medical population since its vast
and complex interaction significantly impacts health. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Healthy kidneys are continuously exposed to an array of physical forces as they filter the
blood: shear stress along the inner lumen of the tubules, distension of the tubular walls in …

INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive and irreversible
impairment of kidney function; if it progresses to the end-stage of CKD, dialysis or kidney …

A current hypothesis is that transforming growth factor-β signaling ligands, such as activin-A
and myostatin, play a role in vascular damage in atherosclerosis and chronic kidney disease …

So far, cardiovascular and renal diseases have brought us not only huge economic burden
but also serious society problems. Since effective therapeutic strategies are still limited, to …

Objective—Calcific aortic valve disease is a prominent finding in elderly and in patients with
chronic kidney disease. We investigated the potential role of iron metabolism in the …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death among adults with
diabetes, and CVD prevention remains a major challenge. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) …

Impaired mineral homeostasis and inflammation are hallmarks of chronic kidney disease
(CKD), yet the underlying mechanisms of electrolyte regulation during CKD are still unclear …

This study aimed to create a unique assessment tool to investigate the physical activity
levels of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Previous studies have …

Introducción: Los eventos cardiovasculares (CV) son la primera causa de mortalidad en
pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica (ERC). El objetivo de nuestro estudio fue …