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    Coronary microcirculation and left ventricular diastolic function: comparison between patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

    End-stage renal disease is considered to influence coronary microcirculation and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. We investigated whether differences exist in LV diastolic function indices and coronar...

    Ioannis Gkirdis, Katerina K. Naka, Lampros Lakkas in Journal of Echocardiography (2021)

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    Anticoagulant-related nephropathy: a case report and review of the literature of an increasingly recognized entity

    Treatment with oral anticoagulants has been associated with worsening kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as well as among patients without underlying CKD. Thus, anticoagulant-relate...

    Rigas G. Kalaitzidis, Anila Duni, Georgios Liapis in International Urology and Nephrology (2017)

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    Klotho, the Holy Grail of the kidney: from salt sensitivity to chronic kidney disease

    The Klotho gene displays an extremely shortened life span with loss of function missense mutations leading to premature multiple organ failure, thus resembling human premature aging syndromes. The transmembran...

    Rigas G. Kalaitzidis, Anila Duni in International Urology and Nephrology (2016)