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    Vascular calcification in kidney stone formers: the impact of age and stone composition

    An increased prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) has been reported in kidney stone formers (KSFs), along with an elevated cardiovascular risk. The aim of the current study is to assess whether VC in thes...

    Alon Bnaya, Ilan Z Kafka, Hezi Barhoum, Linda Shavit in Urolithiasis (2024)

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    Lesson for the clinical nephrologist: renal involvement in a patient with polycythemia vera

    Alon Bnaya, Aaron Ronson, Ofer Benjaminov, Linda Shavit in Journal of Nephrology (2022)

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    Metabolic alkalosis in infants treated with peritoneal dialysis

    Acid-base balance is maintained by kidney excretion of titratable acids and bicarbonate reabsorption. Metabolic alkalosis is uncommon in dialysis-treated patients. The aim of this retrospective study was to as...

    Shimrit Tzvi-Behr, Alon Bnaya, Rachel Becker-Cohen, Choni Rinat… in Pediatric Nephrology (2022)

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    Inflammation is an amplifier of lung congestion by high lv filling pressure in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study

    Since inflammation alters vascular permeability, including vascular permeability in the lung, we hypothesized that it can be an amplifier of lung congestion in a category of patients at high risk for pulmonary...

    Claudia Torino, Luna Gargani, Rosa Sicari, Krzysztof Letachowicz… in Journal of Nephrology (2020)

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    Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among idiopathic stone formers, but does correction pose any risk?

    While vitamin D (vitD) deficiency is thought to contribute to poor health in a variety of ways and should be corrected, there is still concern about giving vitD supplements to patients with a history of nephro...

    Nikhil Johri, Philippe Jaeger, Pietro M. Ferraro, Linda Shavit, Devaki Nair… in Urolithiasis (2017)

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    Increased renal papillary density in kidney stone formers detectable by CT scan is a potential marker of stone risk, but is unrelated to underlying hypercalciuria

    Several previous studies have reported an increase in Hounsfield unit density of the renal papillae in patients with nephrolithiasis compared with controls. Kidney stone formers (KSF) were found to have higher...

    Linda Shavit, Daniela Girfoglio, Alex Kirkham, Darrell Allen… in Urolithiasis (2016)

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    Weighing the evidence: obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the risk of chronic kidney disease

    Evaluating effect of obesity per se and the metabolic syndrome as a whole on the risk of develo** chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key factor in develo** a comprehensive public health approach to reduce mor...

    Ezra Gabbay, Itzchak Slotki, Linda Shavit in BMC Nephrology (2015)

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    Use of enoxaparin to diminish the incidence of vascular access stenosis/thrombosis in chronic hemodialysis patients

    Enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin, has been shown to be a safe and effective anticoagulant to prevent clotting in the extracorporeal circulation during hemodialysis. Enoxaparin also possesses antiprol...

    Linda Shavit, Meyer Lifschitz, Shuko Lee… in International Urology and Nephrology (2011)

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    Brain metastases: a rare initial presentation of prostate cancer

    Although brain metastases are common in cancer patients, carcinoma of the prostate rarely metastasizes to the brain. Cerebral metastases as an initial clinical presentation of prostate carcinoma are extremely ...

    Tal Grenader, Linda Shavit, Alexander Lossos… in International Urology and Nephrology (2007)