A Grade Ⅲ Severe Hypersensitivity Caused by Gadopentatic Acid Injection: A Case Report.

Background: Gadopentetic acid is a common contrast agent for enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Adverse reactions due to gadolinium-based contrast agents are rare and easily overlooked by medical staff. A patient developed a rash as the first symptom and quickly developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving gadopentetic acid.

Elevated c-kit expression in failed autologous arteriovenous fistulas in end-stage renal disease patients.

Background: Serum stem cell factor is elevated in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. This study aimed to investigate the expression of the c-kit receptor, which is the specific membrane receptor of stem cell factor, in failed autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in end-stage renal disease patients.

Methods: A total of 14 ESRD patients with initial AVFs creation and 16 ESRD patients with reconstruction were enrolled in this study.

Pathological Analysis of Vascularization of the Arterialized Veins in Failed Arteriovenous Fistulae.

Purpose: To assess venous wall vascularization and its correlation with neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in failed arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs).

Materials And Methods: A total of 43 uremic patients who underwent de novo AVF creation and 39 patients who underwent reconstruction of failed fistulae were enrolled in the study. A 5-10-mm vein segment adjacent to the future fistula creation or reconstruction site was surgically removed and assessed using histopathological analyses and stained by immunohistochemistry to quantify vasa vasorum density (VVD).

Chitinase-3-like protein 1 is an independent risk factor for the early failure of forearm autologous arteriovenous fistulas in uremic patients.

Chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1) has been introduced as a marker of inflammation in different diseases, which can promote cell proliferation and differentiation. It has also been demonstrated that elevated serum CHI3L1 concentration can independently predict all-cause mortality in uremic patients. However, the impact of CHI3L1 on the early failure of autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in uremic patients remains unknown.

Effect of Glomerular Mannose-Binding Lectin Deposition on the Prognosis of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy.

Objective: Co-deposition of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and IgG4 anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R) autoantibodies under subepithelial cells has been observed in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN), but the relationships of MBL deposition to iMN severity and progression remain unclear.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with iMN who underwent renal puncture were enrolled and followed up for a median of 17 months (interquartile range [IQR], 9-25 months). Serum anti-PLA2R and anti-thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A antibodies and MBL were detected by ELISA.

Neointimal hyperplasia in the inferior vena cava of adenine-induced chronic kidney disease rats with aortocaval fistulas.

Background: The failure of autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) occurs primarily due to stenosis in the anastomotic site, which is mainly related to the development of neointimal hyperplasia (NIH). Therefore, we conducted a study to establish a novel approach to create aortocaval fistulas (ACFs) in adenine-induced (AD) chronic kidney disease (CKD) rats to study the NIH in the inferior vena cava.

Methods: Ten adult female rats received a 0.

Plasma D-Dimer Level and the Failure of Forearm Autologous Arteriovenous Fistula in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease.

Failed autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a major issue in the creation of functional hemodialysis vascular access. To date, the relationship between D-dimer and AVF failure is still uncertain. Hence, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to explore the patency rate of forearm AVFs and to clarify whether plasma D-dimer level can predict the failure of AVFs.

Serum levels of the endothelial glycocalyx constituents and the early failure of forearm autologous arteriovenous fistulas in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective cohort study.

Background: The relationship between the endothelial glycocalyx constituents and the early failure of autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in ESRD patients is still unknown.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 181 ESRD patients (the mean age was 53.3 ± 11.

Association Between Body Composition and Glomerular Hyperfiltration Among Chinese Adults.

High body mass index (BMI) is the most common parameter to assess excess adiposity, and has been linked to glomerular hyperfiltration (GH). However, BMI may be misleading in the estimation of body fat content due to its inability to discriminate between body fat and lean mass. In recent years, the convenient biological impedance analysis has made prediction of certain diseases somewhat feasible and accessible using body composition (BC).

Retrospective analysis of non-laboratory-based adverse drug reactions induced by intravenous radiocontrast agents in a Joint Commission International-accredited academic medical center hospital in China.

The authors retrospectively analyzed the pattern and characteristics of non-laboratory-based adverse drug reactions (ADRs) induced by intravenous radiocontrast agents in a large-scale hospital in China during 2014-2015. There were 314 ADR cases among 118,208 patients receiving enhanced CT or MRI examinations. The frequency of moderate/severe ADRs defined by Chinese Society of Radiology (ie, severe vomiting, systematic urticaria, facial swelling, dyspnea, vasovagal reaction, laryngeal edema, seizure, trembling, convulsions, unconsciousness, shock, death, and other unexpected adverse reactions) was rare (0.