nephrosclerosis/obesity

About a third of new cases of renal failure in USA are attributed to hypertension despite controversy about the frequency and pathology of so called hypertensive nephrosclerosis. In spite of good documentation that obesity causes renal failure and in spite of the global epidemic of obesity this

UNASSIGNED The objectives of this study were the evaluation of pathological characteristics of patients with obesity or metabolic syndrome (MS) as basic cause of death, associating the autopsy findings with some clinical aspects and the abdominal adipose panicle thickness. UNASSIGNED A total of 88

For a century, nephrosclerosis was ascribed to nonmalignant hypertension and aging. However, it was intuitively perceived that hypertension may follow rather than explain this nephrovasculopathy. Hypertensive nephrosclerosis was long considered a major cause of end-stage renal failure (ESRD). This

BACKGROUND Role of obesity in renal pathological and structural changes remains poorly investigated, and this study was designed to examine the pathological effects of obesity on renal structural components in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). METHODS The study subjects were obese (body

Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in France, however, in prospective clinical trials of hypertension, ESRD accounts only for a small fraction of all events (incidence rate 0.2 to 0.4% by year). Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is characterized

Obesity is a common contributing factor to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Obesity participates in the genesis of CKD by predisposing to diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, and focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis. It also predisposes to calcium oxalate and urate

Overweightness and obesity are associated with many hemodynamic, structural, and histopathologic alterations in the kidney and with metabolic and biochemical changes that predispose to these abnormalities. Consequent to these disorders, these individuals are more likely to develop chronic kidney

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the association between obesity and markers of kidney injury in a chronic kidney disease population. We hypothesized that obesity is independently associated with proteinuria, a marker of chronic kidney disease progression. METHODS Observational cross-sectional

OBJECTIVE Proteinuria is a recognized complication of obesity, but the pathogenesis remains unclear. We undertook the present study to clarify the factors contributing to proteinuria associated with obesity. METHODS We studied 12 obese patients with proteinuria. Twenty-seven age-matched obese

Overweight and obesity are widespread in the German population, affecting not only adults but also a significant number of children and adolescents. The risk to develop chronic kidney disease is markedly increased in overweight or adipose children, adolescents and adults.Overweight and obesity

Hypertension and obesity frequently coexist in the same patient. However, the two disorders disparately affect cardiovascular function and structure. The presence of obesity significantly affects hypertensive target organ involvement. On one hand, obesity may tend to mitigate the harmful effects of

Obesity and hypertension are two major risk factors for the cardiovascular system. Whereas arterial hypertension increases afterload to the left ventricle, obesity produces an increase in stroke volume and increases preload. As a result of this double burden, the heart adapts with eccentric left

Morbid obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m², affects approximately 8% of United States adults and is a recognized risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). We present the first focused biopsy-based study exploring the range of kidney diseases in this population. Among

BACKGROUND Nephrosclerosis/ischemic nephropathy (NS/IN) ranks third among renal diseases requiring dialysis in Japan. Although it is an important renal disease in terms of frequency, its prevalence, new incidence, and risk factors are not fully elucidated. METHODS We analyzed the prevalence,