Publications by authors named "Khoa Le Ha"
Plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein measured prior to transplant is related to prediabetes in first-year kidney transplant recipients: A single-center cross-sectional study in Vietnam.
Transpl Immunol
February 2025
Aim: To determine the rate of prediabetes among and the pre-transplant plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) value predictive of prediabetes in patients during their first year post-living donor kidney transplant.
Methods: A total of 538 patients underwent living donor kidney transplantation between January 2018 and December 2020, 413 of whom met the inclusion criteria for this study. All patients underwent oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) with 75 g glucose/200 mL solution, starting 3 months post-transplant and repeating the test every 3 months for the first year.
Elevated Plasma High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein and Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio are Risks Factors of Diabetes Progression in Prediabetes Patients After Kidney Transplant: A 3-Year Single-Center Study in Vietnam.
Int J Gen Med
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to determine the rate of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) in prediabetic patients who received kidney transplants from living donors, while also analyzing the impact of hs-CRP levels and the TG/HDL-C ratio over three years.
- - A total of 206 prediabetic patients were monitored, revealing that 29.6% developed PTDM, with measurements of BMI, plasma triglycerides, HDL-C, hs-CRP, and the TG/HDL-C ratio showing significant correlations to PTDM progression.
- - The findings indicate that over one-third of the prediabetic patients developed PTDM following transplantation, with hs-CRP and the TG/HDL-C
Aim: To determine the prevalence of dry eye (DE) and some related factors in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN).
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on 338 people, who were divided into 2 groups: 169 T2DN patients and 169 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) without renal complications as a control group. The Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and test fluorescein tear-film break-up time (TBUT) were done in all 338 subjects.
Aim: To determine the dry eye (DE) rate and its relationship with disease stage in patients with primary hypertension.
Methods: A cross-sectional study included 432 patients with primary hypertension (with an equal number of patients in each group: 144 in stage I, II, and III hypertension) and 144 healthy subjects as a control group. The Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and Schirmer I test without anesthetics were conducted on all 576 subjects.
Objective: To evaluate the value of contrast volume/glomerular filtration ratio (Vc/eGFR ratio) and urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) in predicting the progression contract associated-acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in planned percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients.
Patients And Methods: We examined 387 adult patients who had undergone planned percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We determined acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) using the criteria set by the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
Aim: To determine the proportion of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the predictive value of urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) for CA-AKI in elderly patients with chronic coronary artery disease.
Methods: A total of 509 patients who had planned percutaneous coronary intervention (mean age was 63.58 ± 11.