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2. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines. Renal replacement therapy also includes kidney transplantation, which is the ultimate form of replacement in that the old kidney is replaced by a donor ...

3. Kidney dialysis - Wikipedia

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   Even though it is not a cure for kidney failure, dialysis is a very effective treatment. [21] Survival rates of kidney failure are generally longer with dialysis than without (having only conservative kidney management). However, from the age of 80 and in elderly patients with comorbidities there is no difference in survival between the two groups.

4. Cardiorenal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Kidney failure is very common in patients with congestive heart failure. It was shown that kidney failure complicates one-third of all admissions for heart failure, which is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States among adults over 65 years old. [ 5 ]

5. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF typically presents with shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and bilateral leg swelling. [3]

6. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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   Stage 5: Established kidney failure (GFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m 2), permanent kidney replacement therapy, [62] or end-stage kidney disease. The term "non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease" (NDD-CKD) is a designation used to encompass the status of those persons with an established CKD who do not yet require the life-supporting treatments for ...

7. ‘I Almost Died of Kidney Failure at 46—These Are the First ...

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   "Not everyone has to go into dialysis, and a kidney transplant is not right for everyone." Related: 'I Almost Died of a Heart Attack at 48—This Is the First Symptom I Wish I'd Paid Attention To'

8. Assessment of kidney function - Wikipedia

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   5) CKD5 kidney failure – GFR less than 15 (mL/min)/(1.73 m 2) Some people add CKD5D for those stage 5 patients requiring dialysis; many patients in CKD5 are not yet on dialysis. Note: others add a "T" to patients who have had a transplant regardless of stage.

9. Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in ...

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   A failed heart made her ineligible for a traditional kidney transplant. But while on dialysis, she didn't qualify for a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device or LVAD, either.