An Observational Epidemiological Study of Exercise-induced Rhabdomyolysis Causing Acute Kidney Injury: A Single-center Experience.

Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis (EIR) is an uncommon cause of severe rhabdomyolysis and a very rare cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). A prospective observational study of 25 patients diagnosed with EIR was conducted in a multispecialty hospital in Dubai, from 2009 to 2015. Five out of 25 patients experienced AKI necessitating temporary renal replacement therapy.

Characteristics of atheromatous renovascular disease in Dubai: a single-center experience.

To determine the characteristics of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) in a cohort of patients who attended the Nephrology Department of NMC Specialty Hospital in Dubai from 2006 through 2010, including their clinical and investigational features and their response to various remedial modalities, we studied 20 patients with a diagnosis of ARAS based on magnetic resonance angiography. Three (15%) patients developed acute renal failure (ARF) after the initiation of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers and 13 (65%) patients presented with chronic kidney disease (CKD) of either ischemic nephropathy or nephroangiosclerosis etiology. Four (20%) patients presented with resistant arterial hypertension (RAH).