Predictors of Survival in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: A 10-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Analysis.

Background: Risk factors of mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients have not yet been sufficiently evaluated. In particular, chronological transits and interactions of the impact of risk factors have rarely been described.

Methods: This study is a post hoc analysis of the participants in the Olme-sartan Clinical Trial in Okinawan Patients under OKIDS (OCTOPUS) study conducted between June 2006 and June 2011.

Effect of Influenza Vaccine in Patients With Kidney Transplant.

Background: Among infectious diseases, influenza is the most common cause of infection in Japan and worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the effect of influenza vaccination in kidney transplantation (KTx) recipients.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the records of 98 participants who underwent KTx at our institution between March 2009 and May 2016.

Effect of Perioperative Blood Transfusions in Renal Transplant Patients.

Background: In patients eligible for organ transplantation, the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines specifically recommend avoiding red blood cell transfusions (RBCT) when possible to minimize the risk of allosensitization.

Objective: To assess the effect of perioperative RBCT on outcomes in living-related kidney transplantation (LRKT) recipients.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed 97 patients who underwent LRKT and whose data were evaluable at our institution between March 2009 and May 2016.

Chronic kidney disease, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a prototypic systemic autoimmune inflammatory condition, confers an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recently, chronic kidney disease (CKD) was suggested to increase the risk of CVD in RA patients, and inflammation was identified as a critical, nontraditional CKD-associated risk factor for CVD. This study aimed to examine the combined effects of CKD and CVD in RA patients.

Cystatin C-Based Equation Does Not Accurately Estimate the Glomerular Filtration in Japanese Living Kidney Donors.

BACKGROUND Precise evaluation of a living donor's renal function is necessary to ensure adequate residual kidney function after donor nephrectomy. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using serum cystatin-C prior to kidney transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the equations of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, we calculated the GFR using serum creatinine (eGFRcre) and cystatin C levels (eGFRcys) for 83 living kidney donors evaluated between March 2010 and March 2016.