The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers have been widely used in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis; however, whether RAAS blockers have beneficial effects for cardiovascular disease in those patients has not been fully defined. This review focuses on the effects of RAAS blockers in chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis for cardiovascular disease.

A growing number of studies have demonstrated the importance of marital quality among patients undergoing medical procedures. The aim of the study was to expand the literature by examining the relationships between stress, social support and family and marriage life among hemodialysis patients. A total of 114 participants, including 38 patients and their spouses and 38 healthy controls, complet...

The effect of hemodialysis on the plasma glucose profile and liraglutide level after liraglutide injection was investigated in patients with diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Either 0.6 mg or 0.9 mg liraglutide was subcutaneously administered daily to 10 Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with ESRD. Hemodialysis was conducted on days 1 and 3. Plasma liraglutide and glucose concentrati...

E-learning system utilizing learners’ characteristics which is recognized through learning processes with Open Simulator for overcoming week points is proposed. Through dialogs with avatars in the Open Simulator, it is possible to understand learners’ week points. Using learners’ characteristics, most appropriate subjects and achievement tests are provided by the proposed e-learning system. Exp...

This software is a simulator of security system developed with Java and providing a graphic interface built with Java Swing. This simulator is bound to be used to check an existing system or a system being currently devised. A security system is represented by a logigram. A logigram consists of events linked by rules. The rules stand for triggering links between the events. The simulator provid...

An accurate evaluation of water content in the body of hemodialyzed patients seems to be an important problem in chronic dialysotherapy. Acute intradialytic hypotension observed in 20-33% of hemodialysis patients is a very common complication of this kind of renal replacement therapy. The study was performed in 40 uremic patients, treated with hemodialysis at the Nephrology Clinic of the Univer...