*Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] The incidence of chronic kidney disease is high in older persons and appears to be increasing (1,2), in contrast, many studies have shown that, chronic kidney disease is a...

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Each year World Kidney Day (WKD) takes place on March 13(1). WKD is a global health alertness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of renal disease and its associated health problems globally (1, 2). The campaign is celebrated each year on the second Thursday of March in many countries (1, 2). WKD is a joint initiative of the International Soc...

CONTEXT Numerous studies have reported the impact of obesity in the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some studies have suggested the direct role of obesity in the incidence of CKD, while some other studies suggest an indirect effect caused by the effects of obesity on blood pressure and diabetes. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science, directory of open access journals (...

*Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Tel: +98 311 220 8081, Fax: +98 311 223 5043, E-mail: [email protected] Last year, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), focused the World Kidney Day (WKD) of 2013 on acut...

*Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Again, the World Kidney Day in March 14 reached. In this year World Kidney Day (WKD) will focus on acute kidney injury (AKI) as a global health alert. Indeed this is the 8th WKD, will be celebrated (1). This day ...

The proportion of older people in the general population is steadily increasing worldwide, with the most rapid growth in lowand middle-income countries [1]. This demographic change is to be celebrated, because it is the consequence of socioeconomic development and better life expectancy. However, population aging also has important implications for society—in diverse areas including health syst...

Once again we reached to March 14, the World Kidney Day. The 8 World Kidney Day (WKD) on March 14, 2013, will be celebrated (1-3). This day is a yearly event prearranged both by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (1,2). In this year, the WKD committee aimed to aware the worldwide increase in acute kidney injury (AKI) in both deve...

The 11th World Kidney Day will be celebrated on March 10, 2016, around the globe. This annual event, sponsored jointly by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), has become a highly successful effort to inform the general public and policymakers about the importance and ramifications of kidney disease. In 2016, World Kidney Da...