Publications by authors named "B Schvartsman"
The Brazilian collaborative registry for pediatric renal transplantation began in 2004 as a multicenter initiative aimed at analyzing, reporting, and disseminating the results of pediatric renal transplantation in Brazil. Data from all pediatric renal transplants performed from January 2004 to May 2018 at the 13 participating centers were analyzed. A total of 2744 pediatric renal transplants were performed in the thirteen participating centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis and management of systemic hypertension due to renovascular and aortic stenosis in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
August 2018
Aim: To describe the incidence, diagnosis, and management of systemic arterial hypertension related to renal artery stenosis in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome.
Methods: Sixty-five patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome were evaluated for hypertension. Enrolled patients underwent Doppler sonography of the renal arteries and Doppler echocardiography.
Objective: To identify risk factors for chronic kidney disease progression in Brazilian children and to evaluate the interactions between factors.
Methods: This was a multicenter prospective cohort in São Paulo, involving 209 children with CKD stages 3-4. The study outcome included: (a) death, (b) start of kidney replacement therapy, (c) eGFR decrease >50% during the followup.
Background: The Collaborative Brazilian Pediatric Renal Transplant Registry started in 2004 as a multicenter initiative aiming to analyze, report, and share the results of pediatric kidney transplantation in Brazil. Data from all pediatric kidney transplants performed between January 2004 and December 2013 were recorded electronically and periodically updated. All patients under 18 years old from the participating centers were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the results of a long-term follow-up of Bartter syndrome patients treated with different drugs.
Method: Patients were diagnosed according to clinical and laboratory data. Treatment protocol was potassium supplementation, sodium, spironolactone, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.