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Lower serum magnesium is a predictor of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients on dialysis
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) represents one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. Low serum magnesium Mg is related with increased mortality in general and dialysis ...
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Correction to: Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in the New Era of Kidney Protection Therapies
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Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in the New Era of Kidney Protection Therapies
Despite recent therapeutic advances, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the fastest growing global causes of death. This illustrates limitations of current therapeutic approaches and, potentially, unidenti...
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Salt sensitivity and hypertension
Salt sensitivity refers to the physiological trait present in mammals, including humans, by which the blood pressure (BP) of some members of the population exhibits changes parallel to changes in salt intake. ...
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Inflammation is an amplifier of lung congestion by high lv filling pressure in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study
Since inflammation alters vascular permeability, including vascular permeability in the lung, we hypothesized that it can be an amplifier of lung congestion in a category of patients at high risk for pulmonary...
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Anticoagulant-related nephropathy: a case report and review of the literature of an increasingly recognized entity
Treatment with oral anticoagulants has been associated with worsening kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as well as among patients without underlying CKD. Thus, anticoagulant-relate...
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Erratum to: Chlorhexidine for routine PD catheter exit-site care
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Crescentic glomerulonephritis and membranous nephropathy: a rare coexistence
The coexistence of crescents and membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) is a special characteristic in lupus nephritis. In the absence of the characteristic histological features of lupus nephritis, MGN with cres...
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Risk factors for cognitive dysfunction in CKD and hypertensive subjects
Cognitive dysfunction (CO/DY) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has long been recognized. Hypertension is also associated with CO/DY. The study describes associated factors with CO/DY in CKD patients co...
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Optimal Medical Management in Patients with Renovascular Hypertension
Renovascular hypertension refers to the rise of arterial pressure due to reduced perfusion of the kidney caused by the stenotic renal artery/ies. The most common cause of stenotic renal artery is atheroscleros...
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Cardiovascular risk in the peritoneal dialysis patient
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in patients on peritoneal dialysis. In this Review, Krediet and Balafa describe cardiovascular risk factors that may affect the general population, th...
