Endovascular therapy for hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation and cerebral thromboembolism: A case series.

Introduction: Hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for stroke. Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is considered for acute ischemic stroke. However, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy is contraindicated for some hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation.

Hemodialysis treatment time versus erythropoietin dose requirement: Reduction in 2,000 units per week by extension of hemodialysis for 1 hour .

Introduction: High-dose erythropoietin (EPO) administration to hemodialysis (HD) patients with EPO hyporesponsiveness, due to iron deficiency, hyperparathyroidism, malnutrition, inflammation, and inadequate HD, results in increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular events. We investigated the relationship of the EPO dose requirement with 4-, 5-, and 6-hour HD treatment times.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 300 HD patients, including those on 4-hour HD (n = 78), 5-hour HD (n = 106), and 6-hour HD (n = 116).

Spontaneous bladder rupture diagnosis based on urinary appearance of mesothelial cells: a case report.

Introduction: Spontaneous bladder rupture is an extremely rare clinical event that is associated with urinary ascites and apparent acute renal failure. This event is difficult to diagnose clinically, even with advanced techniques such as computed tomography; however, the timely diagnosis of this condition is critical. Here, we report a case of a patient who experienced a spontaneous intraperitoneal bladder rupture 10 years after postoperative pelvic irradiation for the treatment of uterine cancer.

Glomerular repair retardation via blocking of angiotensin II type 1a receptor pathway in a mouse glomerulonephritis model.

Background/aims: To examine the role of the angiotensin II (ATII) type 1a receptor (AT1-R) pathway in renal tissue damage and repair, we investigated reversible glomerular injury in a mouse model of habu snake venom (HSV)-induced glomerulonephritis using AT1-R-deficient (AT1a-/-) mice and AT1-R antagonist-treated mice.

Methods: Experimental glomerulonephritis was induced by single administration of HSV to AT1a(+/+) mice (HSV group) and AT1a(-/-) mice (KO-HSV group) and AT1-R antagonist-treated BL6 mice (HSV-ARB group). Morphological change and expression levels of type IV collagen, CD31, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were analyzed.

Pharmacokinetics of repeated dosing of linezolid in a hemodialysis patient with chronic renal failure.

Linezolid (LZD) is thought not to require dose adjustment in patients with renal dysfunction, making it a drug of choice for these patients. However, in the current study we show LZD accumulation occurring with repeated dosing during hemodialysis in a 64-year-old man receiving hemodialysis treatment. In this patient, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) caused an abscess under the abdominal wall due to wound infection after colon cancer surgery.