Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a type of acute kidney injury commonly affecting hospitalized patients and ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and as many as 9 in 10 with CKD are unaware they have it. The kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from the blood and regulate ...

Your kidneys work as your body’s natural filtration system, cleaning your blood day and night. But this vital work depends heavily on one critical factor: your blood pressure. Medical experts warn ...

For Dr. Aaron Polichnowski, the journey to the forefront of medical research began not in a laboratory, but on the baseball diamond at East Tennessee ...