The accurate definition and staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major
achievements of modern nephrology. Intensive research is now being undertaken to unravel …

Prolyl hydroxylase domain oxygen sensors are dioxygenases that regulate the activity of
hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), which controls renal and hepatic erythropoietin production …

Obesity causes various structural, hemodynamic, and metabolic alterations in the kidney.
Most of these are likely to be compensatory responses to the systemic increase in metabolic …

A classic response to systemic hypoxia is the increase in red blood cell production. This
response is controlled by the prolyl hydroxylase domain/hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF) …

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure≥ 25 mm Hg and
is a recently recognized complication of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal …

Background Pulmonary hypertension is common in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and may be associated with poor outcomes …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon but progressive condition, and much of what
we know about it comes from specialized disease registries. With expanding research into …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with poor outcomes in the dialysis and general
populations, but its effect in CKD is unclear. We evaluated the prevalence and predictors of …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of the death in dialysis patients. Arteriovenous
fistulas (AVFs) are associated with lower mortality and are viewed as the desired access …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a highly prevalent and important condition in adults with
chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this review, we summarize the definition of PH, discuss its …