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24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in chronic kidney disease and its ...
Cunha,Catia; Pereira,Susana; Fernandes,João Carlos; Dias,Vítor PaixãoIntroduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is strongly associated with hypertension (HTN) and each can cause or aggravate the other. Misclassification of BP control is an important problem in hypertensive patients with CKD, making ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) an important tool. The aim of our study was to review the influence of ABPM results in antihypertensive treatment and BP control in hyperte...
Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis: a case report
Cunha,Catia; Gomes,Ana Marta; Lopes,Daniela; Sousa,Sonia; Pereira,Susana; Campelos,Sofia; Tente,David; Fernandes,Joao CarlosThe histological pattern of nodular glomerulosclerosis is typical of diabetic nephropathy, but it can be found in other diseases, such as chronic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, amyloidosis, monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition and fibrillary/immunotactoid glomerulopathies. Additionally, there are few reports of idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis, an exclusion diagnosis, which has been associated w...
Renal Involvement in Multiple Myeloma: an experience of a single centre
Santos,Clara; Lopes,Daniela; Barreto,Patricia; Cunha,Catia; Gomes,Ana Marta; Ventura,Ana; Coelho,Henrique; Seabra,JoaquimIntroduction: Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell dyscrasia that accounts for almost 10% of all haematologic malignancies. It often presents with acute kidney injury that has long been associated with a poor prognosis. It is important to recognize markers of poor prognosis to promote an early and aggressive management of the disease, to improve disease outcomes. Subjects and Methods: We have, therefore, investiga...