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Justine Busanga Bukabau
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Estimated glomerular filtration rate: applicability of creatinine-based equations in African children
The Schwartz equation is the most widely used serum creatinine (SCr)-based formula to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children of European descent, but whether this applies to African children...
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Open AccessCirculating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type 9 level independently predicts incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis black Africans patients
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The aim of the present study was to determine whether Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type...
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension on maintenance hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study
Although cardiovascular diseases in particular Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is associated with, high morbid-mortality in chronic hemodialysis, but its magnitude remains paradoxically unknown in sub-Sa...
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Open AccessFactors associated with residual urine volume preservation in patients undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease in Kinshasa
Decreased residual urine volume (RUV) is associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis (HD). However, few studies have examined RUV in patients on HD in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to iden...
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Open AccessImpact of residual urine volume decline on the survival of chronic hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa
Despite the multiple benefits of maintaining residual urine volume (RUV) in hemodialysis (HD), there is limited data from Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of RUV decline on th...
