... 10, 2024. Two researchers independently screened the studies and ultimately compared the literature. Stata (version 16 SE; College Station, TX, USA) software was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of eight articles that included 2,576 patients were included in this meta-analysis...

... ratio (OR) along with the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), employing Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software, version 3.0. To assess heterogeneity in the results of individual studies, we used Cochran’s Q statistic and the I 2 statistic. Results: We analyzed 12 randomized controlled trials...

... of their associations have not been confirmed by meta-analysis. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of evidence on the association between potential risk factors and AVFT. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library...

...Xiaoxv Yang; Hui Liu; Shifang Chen; Pingshuan Dong; Di Zhao Background: This meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the antihypertensive efficacy of intravascular renal denervation (RDN) in patients with essential hypertension, especially to determine the magnitude of blood pressure (BP) reduction...

... benefit in diabetic subjects. However, there has been controversy regarding the effects of allopurinol on DKD. Objectives: The aim of our study was to investigate the efficacy of allopurinol on renal function in patients with DKD by meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Method: PubMed, EMBASE...

...) is not clear. We apply a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between HT and CA-AKI. Methods: We searched for articles on the study of risk factors for CA-AKI in the Embase, Medline, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (by March 25, 2021). Two authors independently performed...

...Bin Wang; Qing Luo; Weiguang Zhang; Shuai Yu; Xiaowei Cheng; Lanlan Wang; Xiangmei Chen; Yizhi Chen Background: A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) with the clinical prognosis of patients with coronavirus disease...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Blood pressure variability End-stage renal disease Hemodialysis Systematic review Meta-analysis Despite...

... review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the association between OPG concentration and cardiovascular mortality in patients with CKD. Methods: Between January 1970 and February 2020, the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for eligible studies investigating the association...

...Jin Deng; Yi Lu; Jihong Ou; Xiaofei Shao; Xin Wang; Hongping Xie Background/Aims: This meta-analysis evaluated the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention/coronary angiography (PCI...

...Peng He; Ming Bai; Jin-ping Hu; Chen Dong; Shiren Sun; Chen Huang Background: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a promising marker for the diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), but its utility is currently debated. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the diagnostic value...

...Yangyang Wang; Shikun Yang; Qianying Zhou; Hao Zhang; Bin Yi Background/Aims: Vitamin D (VD) is widely recognized as renal protective. However, whether VD supplementation provides benefit to patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains controversial. Here, we performed a meta-analysis...

... and meta-analysis were conducted to answer this question by comparing ACE inhibitors or ARB with placebo among these patients. Methods: In this meta-analysis, electronic data sources (Medline, the Cochrane Collaboration, and EMBASE) were searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing ACE...

... to in the content or advertisements. Chronic kidney disease Asymmetric dimethylarginine Carotid intima-media thickness Atherosclerosis Meta-analysis Cardiovascular disease has become the most common chronic disease in most countries around the world, and is the important burden of global public...

...Yong-Ping Lu; Ahmed Abdallah Hasan; Shufei Zeng; Berthold Hocher Background/Aims: The ET system might be involved in the pathogenesis of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. The objective is to analyse the impact of ET-1 in hypertensive pregnant women by a strict meta-analysis of published...

... not addressed by a strict meta-analysis of published human clinical studies. Methods: We included studies published between January 1, 1990 and February 28, 2017. We included case control studies analyzing untreated essential hypertension or hypertensive patients where antihypertensive medication...

... diagnostic indices were evaluated using a random effect model. Results: The meta-analysis enrolled 9 studies with 1417 patients. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of serum cystatin C for predicting DN were 0.88 (95% CI 0.85 - 0.91) and 0.85 (95% CI 0.82 - 0.87), respectively. The pooled positive...

.... Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the effects of L-carnitine supplementation on lipid profile in HD patients. Methods: Literature search was performed to identify the relevant randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of L-carnitine on the lipid profile of subjects. Two...

.... Aim: To evaluate the influence of human recombinant erythropoietin therapy on the immunological response to HBV vaccine in CKD patients by performing a systematic review of the literature with a meta-analysis of clinical studies. Methods: We used the random-effects model of DerSimonian and Laird...

... function based on a meta-analysis of observational studies in kidney transplant patients with persistent HPT. Method: Meta-analysis of observational studies, no randomized controlled studies were available. We calculated the mean difference between renal function before cinacalcet and at 3 months...