Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) provides an accurate assessment of BP
and cardiovascular risk. BpTRU (BpTRU Medical Devices Ltd, Coquitlam, British Columbia, …

Results The survey was completed by 423 participants. Current activity levels were similar
across modalities (P= 0.35); 78% of younger patients walked at least 10 minutes at a time on …

Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) are often required to switch to hemodialysis (HD)
temporarily when they develop abdominal wall hernias and dialysate leaks, peritonitis or …

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 3 million Canadians and is highly associated with
cardiovascular diseases that require anticoagulation, such as atrial fibrillation and venous …

Background: Frailty is a clinical phenotype of decreased physiologic reserve that is associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. The most meaningful way to assess frailty in …

Introduction Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. Given the paucity of recent Canadian data, we estimated the mortality rate …

Mammalian diacylglycerol kinases are a family of enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation
of diacylglycerol to produce phosphatidic acid. The extent of interaction of these enzymes …

A22-year-old man with rapidly progressive chronic kidney disease secondary to Alport
syndrome, lost to medical follow-up for more than 1 year, presented with a 1-day history of …

We present a case of severe renal artery stenosis that mimicked rapidly progressive
glomerulonephritis with acute kidney injury, active urine sediments, and severe hypertension. …

The prevalence of inter‐arm BP difference is high in hypertension and is associated with
adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We performed a retrospective chart review of prevalent …