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Beta-blockers in patients with intradialytic hypertension: are they potent anti-hypertensives?
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Author Correction: Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework
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Chronic cardiovascular–kidney disorder: a new conceptual framework
The current nomenclature for cardiorenal syndrome is problematic owing to its chronological approach and the systemic nature of some of the subtypes. We suggest adoption of a new concept, chronic cardiovascula...
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Accuracy of 24 h ambulatory blood pressure recordings for diagnosing high 44 h blood pressure in hemodialysis: a diagnostic test study
Hypertension is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients. Ambulatory-BP-monitoring(ABPM) during the 44 h interdialytic interval is recommended for hypertension diagnosis and management in these subjects. This...
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Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cardiovascular death. Identifying and monitoring cardiovascular complications and hypertension is important for m...
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Effect of patient gender on short-term blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients
Increased blood pressure variability (BPV) is strongly associated with cardiovascular events in end-stage kidney disease patients. Male hemodialysis patients present higher cardiovascular risk compared with fe...
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Open AccessPeridialytic and intradialytic blood pressure metrics are not valid estimates of 44-h ambulatory blood pressure in patients with intradialytic hypertension
In contrast to peridialytic blood pressure (BP), intradialytic and home BP measurements are accurate metrics of ambulatory BP load in hemodialysis patients. This study assessed the agreement of peridialytic, i...
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Intradialytic hypertension: epidemiology and pathophysiology of a silent killer
The term intradialytic hypertension (IDH) describes a paradoxical rise in blood pressure (BP) during or immediately after the hemodialysis session. Although it was formerly considered a phenomenon without clin...
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Early morning hemodynamic changes and left ventricular hypertrophy and mortality in hemodialysis patients
An exaggeration of the early morning increase in BP, a phenomenon accompanied by a parallel rise in heart rate (HR), is a marker of high cardiovascular risk. The early morning changes in these parameters have ...
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Opportunistic screening for hypertension: what does it say about the true epidemiology?
This study aimed to assess the reliability of opportunistic screening programs in estimating the prevalence, treatment, and control rate of hypertension in the general population. Two recent epidemiological su...
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Meta-analysis addressing the impact of cardiovascular-acting medication on peak oxygen uptake of patients with HFpEF
As our therapeutic armamentarium for HFpEF is insufficient, research has been focusing on the potential beneficial effect of existing pharmaceutical regimens on this specific patient population. A series of RC...
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Role of hypertension in kidney transplant recipients
Cardiovascular events are one of the leading causes of mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Hypertension is the most common comorbidity accompanying chronic kidney disease, with prevalence remaining as h...
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Correction to: Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease in the New Era of Kidney Protection Therapies
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Renal tubular transport protein regulation in primary aldosteronism: can large-scale proteomic analysis offer a new insight?
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Effects of intradialytic exercise on physical performance and cardiopulmonary fitness: promises that need to be confirmed
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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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Vascular endothelial injury assessed with functional techniques in systemic sclerosis patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension versus systemic sclerosis patients without pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Microvascular dysfunction is one of the hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The presence of pulmonary-arterial-hypertension (PAH) in SSc-patients is associated with poor prognosis. This is a systematic revi...
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Renin-angiotensin system blockade in patients with chronic kidney disease: benefits, problems in everyday clinical use, and open questions for advanced renal dysfunction
Management of hypertension and albuminuria are considered among the primary goals of treatment to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers, i.e., angiotensi...
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Open AccessAcute kidney injury is more common in men than women after accounting for socioeconomic status, ethnicity, alcohol intake and smoking history
The association of several comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart failure and chronic kidney or liver disease, with acute kidney injury (AKI) is well establishe...
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Microcirculatory function deteriorates with advancing stages of chronic kidney disease independently of arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Endothelial dysfunction and capillary rarefaction are established cardiovascular risk factors. Nailfold video capillarosco...
