Publications by authors named "Ubirace Fernando Elihimas Junior"

Background: Stroke is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Renal dysfunction is an important risk factor for stroke. Brazilian studies on stroke knowledge are generally population based.

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Background: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a public health problem worldwide. Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best treatment for elderly patients' longevity and quality of life.

Objectives: The primary endpoint was to compare elderly versus younger KT recipients by analyzing the risk covariables involved in worsening renal function, proteinuria, graft loss, and death one year after KT.

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Introduction: Proximal femur fractures affect the mortality and morbidity of elderly individuals. Recent studies have shown an association between fragility fractures and hyponatremia, a common fluid and electrolyte balance disorder.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of hyponatremia in patients with fragility fractures of the proximal femur.

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Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and smoking are public health problems.

Objective: To assess smoking as a risk factor for progression of CKD.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review in Medline, LILACS, SciELO, Google Scholar, Embase and Trials.

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