She was eventually diagnosed with aortic dissection - a life-threatening condition where a tear in the aorta disrupts blood ...

Researchers from Peking University have launched the Kidney Imageomics Project to develop a "digital kidney" — a ...

Diabetes-related kidney disease can worsen and lead to failure. You may experience many different symptoms, including lower back pain, fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. If you have kidney disease ...

Potassium is essential for kidney function. Too much or too little potassium can affect this function and lead to complications. Potassium plays a key role in a number of bodily processes ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

Congenital Heart Disease Center, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China Spontaneous atrial dissection and atrial aneurysm are extremely rare conditions. This may be the first reported case diagnosed ...

Roshni Shastri and Crispin Wiles argue that modern teaching has moved on, but Oliver Sweeney, Lucy Easton, and Steven Jacques say that it would be foolish to dispense with the practice entirely ...

Both Adair's father and sister survived, but after her sister's aortic dissection at the age of 49, Adair was determined to learn why it had happened. She, her father and her sister were diagnosed ...

Certain foods are bad for your health if you have kidney disease. Avoiding foods high in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus when you have kidney disease can help slow or stop disease progression.

It allows for a layer-by-layer dissection of the kidney, simulating normal function and detecting symptoms of kidney disease with precision. In terms of clinical practice, the "digital kidney" can ...

World Kidney Day 2025 Theme and Significance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to impact around 850 million individuals globally. If not detected and treated promptly, CKD can progress to ...

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China. (Y.E.L., S.L., Litao Wang, Y.D., L. Wu, H.C., T ...