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To characterize the hemodynamic profile and clinical course of nephrotic syndrome in massively obese patients before and after weight reduction.

October 1, 1974Annals of Internal Medicine

The Nephrotic Syndrome: A Complication of Massive Obesity

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JWJosé R. WeisingerFlorida International University

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Case series demonstrates reversible proteinuria following dietary weight loss in massive obesity, suggesting elevated renal venous pressure drives kidney dysfunction.

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To characterize the hemodynamic profile and clinical course of nephrotic syndrome in massively obese patients before and after weight reduction.
Evaluated clinical hemodynamics, renal histology, and urinary protein excretion in massively obese patients presenting with nephrotic syndrome (N=4).
Monitored changes in proteinuria, blood volume, and right atrial pressure in response to dietary weight loss.
All patients exhibited elevated cardiac output, increased blood volume, and elevated right atrial pressure in the absence of overt congestive heart failure.
Dietary weight loss led to significant reductions in right atrial pressure and blood volume, which coincided with the remission of proteinuria in all cases.
Renal histological examination revealed mesangial glomerulopathy in two patients.

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José R. Weisinger (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83becb47147a06038dd342 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-4-440

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Case series demonstrates reversible proteinuria following dietary weight loss in massive obesity, suggesting elevated renal venous pressure drives kidney dysfunction.

The Nephrotic Syndrome: A Complication of Massive Obesity

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The Nephrotic Syndrome: A Complication of Massive Obesity

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