Vitamin B benefits: Whole-wheat flour is a good source of B1, B3 and B6; wheat germ provides B1, B6 and B9; walnuts are a good source of B6; and flaxseeds deliver plenty of B1 as well. Photo and recipe: Perry Santanachote / DailyBurn Life. RELATED: 9 Healthy Homemade Energy Bar Recipes.
Contrast-induced nephropathy has become a significant source of hospital morbidity and mortality with the ever-increasing use of iodinated contrast media in diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures such as angiography in high-risk patients.
Introduction Even though renal function decline is considered relentless in chronic kidney disease (CKD), improvement has been shown in patients with hypertensive nephropathy. Whether this can occur in any type of nephropathy and at any stage is unknown as are the features of patients who improve. Methods We identified 406 patients in the NephroTest cohort with glomerular filtration rates (mGFR) measured by 51 Cr-EDTA clearance at least 3 times during at least 2 years of follow-up.