Sclerosing peritonitis (SP) is a severe life-threatening condition for patients undergoing
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). This report reviews our experience and …

Thrombosis is a common complication of end-stage renal disease, particularly in patients on
hemodialysis. Although substantial progress has been made in preventing thrombotic …

Acute renal failure (ARF) occurs predominantly in hospital and is seen in as many as 5% of
hospitalized patients in all medical settings, with approximately 0.5% of those patients …

BACKGROUND: Several risk factors for contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been identified. The cumulative effect of …

Technological advances such as those that allow the delivery of an adequate dialysis dose
to a larger percentage of patients, minimization of peritoneal membrane damage with more …

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a frequent, potentially lethal complication of
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). We prospectively validated the diagnostic …

Background Increased arterial stiffness and aortic blood pressure (BP) are independent
predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in end-stage renal disease. The 3-day interdialytic …

Purpose Control of hydration status is an important constituent of adequate and efficient
hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Nevertheless, there are no precise clinical indices for early …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre-existing radial artery
macrocalcification (Mönckeberg type of arteriosclerosis) on patency rates of radiocephalic …

Aims We sought to determine the predictive value of Matrix Gla Protein MGP T-138C
polymorphism in relation to all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular …