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Improving sleep quality is essential for enhancing soluble Klotho levels in hemodialysis patients
PurposeSleep and Klotho seem to share common physiological pathways in aging. However, studies investigating this relationship are very few and none...
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Factors associated with 10-m walking speed in outpatients undergoing hemodialysis: a multicenter cross-sectional study
IntroductionWalking ability is an important prognostic factor for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Since complications such as poor...
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Nontraditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients on peritoneal dialysis
Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a high prevalence of cardiovascular complications and are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality....
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Loop diuretics improve conditions of dialysis inception in advanced CKD: an observational cohort study
BackgroundDiuretics can reduce fluid overload but their effects on conditions of dialysis start remain elusive. We aimed to determine whether loop...
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Effect of various dialysis modalities on intradialytic hemodynamics, tissue injury and patient discomfort in chronic dialysis patients: design of a randomized cross-over study (HOLLANT)
BackgroundFrom a recent meta-analysis it appeared that online post-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF), especially with a high convection volume...
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Impact of inpatient educational programs on mortality after the start of dialysis therapy
BackgroundAlthough inpatient educational programs (IEPs) for non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been reported to slow disease...
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Peritoneal dialysis discontinuation: to the root of the problem
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, the use of peritoneal dialysis is often advocated as the preferred initial...
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Five-year survival analysis and predictors of mortality of adult hemodialysis patients in Indonesia: a nationwide database analysis
BackgroundHemodialysis (HD) is the modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) with the highest mortality rate. The identification of prognostic...
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Beta-blocker efficacy for intra- and interdialytic hypertension patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeIntradialytic hypertension affects 5–15% of hemodialysis patients, yet relevant studies are relatively scarce. It is also associated with...
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Association of aortic valve calcification with carotid artery lesions and peripheral artery disease in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) reportedly have a high prevalence of aortic valve calcification (AVC). In population-based...
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Impact of transferrin saturation on cardiovascular events in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease patients treated with darbepoetin alfa
BackgroundAlthough the widespread use of long-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) has facilitated the improvement of anemia in patients...
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Growth hormone treatment in pre-pubertal short Chinese children with chronic kidney disease prior to transplantation
BackgroundThe effect of recombinant human GH (rhGH) in Chinese children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear.
MethodsThis was a 52-week,...
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Changes in the whole/intact parathyroid hormone ratio and their clinical implications in patients with chronic kidney disease
BackgroundAlthough a previous study has reported the relationship between intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and whole parathyroid hormone (wPTH)...
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Assessment of a serum calcification propensity test for the prediction of all-cause mortality among hemodialysis patients
BackgroundVascular calcification is a major contributor to the high cardiac burden among hemodialysis patients. A novel in vitro T50-test, which...
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Ambulatory blood pressure profile and blood pressure variability in peritoneal dialysis compared with hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease patients
Hypertension in end-stage renal disease patients is highly prevalent and poorly controlled. Data on the ambulatory blood pressure (BP) profile and BP...
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Effect of combined vitamin D receptor activator and lanthanum carbonate on serum fibroblast growth factor 23 level in predialysis patients (CVD-LAF study): design and method
BackgroundWhether vitamin D receptor activator (VDRA) use is beneficial in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear, because it is possible that VDRA...
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Body fluid volume calculated using the uric acid kinetic model relates to the vascular event
PurposeWe developed a method to measure the extracellular and intracellular fluid volumes using the kinetics of uric acid in the bodies of Japanese...
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with greater herpes zoster risk than alcoholic fatty liver disease
BackgroundDisease-related stress can trigger the occurrence of herpes zoster (HZ). Fatty liver disease (FLD) can have adverse effects on the human...
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Direct arterial puncture for hemodialysis, a neglected but simple and valuable vascular access
IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to present the prevalence and effects of direct arterial puncture (DAP) for hemodialysis patients, and to...
