α-Klotho is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with stage 3b and 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD): a long-term prospective cohort study.

Background: α-Klotho deficiency may increase cardiovascular risks and worsen survival. We evaluated the association of α-Klotho with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

Methods: In this prospective study, 75 non-diabetic CKD stage 3b-4 patients were followed-up for a median of 8 years.

[Anemia of chronic diseases in the early stages of chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular complications in patients with glomerulonephritis].

Aim: To determine biomarkers of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in patients with glomerulonephritis (GN) in the early stages of CKD, to assess their role as risk factors for cardiovascular complications (CVС).

Materials And Methods: Seventy nine patients with GN were studied, among them: 40 with primary сhronic GN (CGN), 39 with secondary forms:19 - GN with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis, 20 - GN with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at early (all I-II) CKD stages. In all patients, the level of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), hepcidin, interferon γ, and the circulating form of protein Klotho (s-Klotho) were determined.

Soy Protein as a Part of a Low-protein Diet is a New Direction in Cardio- and Nephroprotection in Patients With 3b-4 Stages of Chronic kidney Disease.

Unlabelled: It has been established that the use of a low-protein diet (LPD) in combination with ketoanalogues of essential amino acids (KA) can contribute to cardio and nephroprotection in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Moreover, it has been shown that partial replacement of the animal protein with soy protein (SP) in the diet contributed to more pronounced nephro and cardioprotection in CKD, however, the data, available in the literature, are mainly represented by experimental studies.

Aim Of The Study: We conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical study that compared the effects of 2 types of diets on the main parameters of nephro and cardioprotection in patients with CKD.

[Soy protein as part of a low-protein diet is a new direction in cardio- and nephroprotection in patients with 3B-4 stages of chronic kidney disease: prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study].

Background: It has been established that the use of a low-protein diet (LPD) in combination with ketoanalogues (KA) of essential amino acids can contribute to cardio- and nephroprotection in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Moreover, it has been shown that replacing part of the animal protein with soy protein (SP) in the diet contributed to more pronounced nephro- and cardioprotection in CKD, however, the data, available in the literature, are mainly represented by experimental studies.

Aim: To compare the effects of 2 types of diets on the main parameters of nephro- and cardioprotection in patients with CKD.

[Fetal mediastinal teratomas. Report of two cases].

Teratomas are one of the most common tumors diagnosed in fetuses and newborns. In this age group, extragonadal teratomas predominate, among which the mediastinum ones accounts for up to 15% of teratomas of the perinatal period. They may be associated with the thymus or thyroid gland; in some cases a clear connection with adjacent organs cannot be identified.