Acute renal infarction is a rare, yet potentially devastating condition marked by the sudden interruption of blood supply to the renal parenchyma, often resulting in irreversible tissue damage.

Renal infarction in cardiac amyloidosis may not be as rare as previously thought, especially in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a French study recently published in the Mayo ...

Acute kidney injury in a context of cardiac amyloidosis may be due to renal infarction, report scientists in a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, May 15, 2019 - Systemic ...

Renal infarction is a rare condition affecting probably less than 0.007% of patients, although true incidence may be higher. 1 Patients typically present with flank pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or ...

People with kidney disease undergo balloon dilation treatment after myocardial infarction less frequently, and therefore have a poorer prognosis, researchers say. People with kidney disease undergo ...

LACTIC dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible conversion of pyruvic acid into lactic acid in the presence of the coenzyme dihydro-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD.H 2): This ...

The presence of silent cerebral infarction (SCI) may predict an increased risk for worsening kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study. Researchers led by Takashi Uzu, MD, ...

ABDOMINAL masses in the newborn infant are an intriguing medical phenomenon from the point of view of both diagnosis and selection of treatment. In a recent review by Melicow and Uson 1 of 372 cases ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risks for lupus nephritis, chronic kidney disease and MACE in patients with SLE were lower among those ...

Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal injury, mostly due to direct kidney damage caused by deposits of abnormal protein called amyloid, in the kidney parenchyma. In patients with cardiac ...