Abstract Background and Aims Protein energy wasting (PEW) is a syndrome of adverse nutritional catabolic changes common among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Handgrip strength (HGS) was one the methods screening PEW mentioned in Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines. However, only few studies determined validity HGS detecting maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) The study aimed...

conclusions considering the results, it seems necessary to conduct prospective studies in order to identify factors responsible for the high seroprevalence of hev in isfahan hd units. results anti-hev igg was detected in 27 (9.9%) controls and 78 (28.3%) patients, with the difference being statistically significant (p < 0.05). furthermore, there was a significant association between positive an...

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) is a commonly employed treatment modality for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. It also closely related to the sleep-wake cycle. has both sleep-improving and deteriorating results. Sleep regulation tightly coupled vitamin D; hence, its deficiency might impact duration quality of sleep. This study intends evaluate association between sleep serum D levels in HD ...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) adds significant risk of stroke and thromboembolism in patients on hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of AF in a population-based cohort of HD patients and practice patterns of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in AF. METHODS The Vienna InVestigation of AtriaL fibrillation and thromboembolism in patients on...

Introduction: Interdialytic weight-gain (IDWG) has been linked to various complications in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Method: Prospective clinical-observational study evaluate the effect of IDWG HD patients on rate hospital admissions over a 12-month period, and impact high frequency IDH. Results: Of 240 patients, those who had ≥ 4%, 81% at least one admission due volume-overload or need for e...

INTRODUCTION Dialysis patients presents increased arterial stiffness. Results of available studies comparing arterial stiffness in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients vs hemodialysis (HD) patients are inconsistent. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to compare pulse wave velocity (PWV) in PD and HD patients and to compare value of measured PWV (PWV(M)) with theoretical value of this parameter ...

Atherosclerotic changes in carotid arteries of hemodialysis (HD) patients reflect global atherosclerotic changes in vasculature. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) can be used for atherosclerosis prediction and assessment of cardiovascular risks in HD patients, and thus screening high-risk patients. In this cross-sectional study, CIMT was measured using ultrasonography (B-mode with 5-10-MHz ...

INTRODUCTION: Hemodialysis (HD) patients often have a characteristic abnormality of bone metabolism that is known as renal osteodystrophy (ROD). ROD in HD patients with diabetes mellitus is characterized by lower plasma parathyroid hormone levels and a lower bone turnover rate than nondiabetic controls [1]. Bone remodeling is an ongoing cyclical process characterized by two activities: bone for...

INTRODUCTION Cystatin C could be a relevant residual glomerular filtration rate marker during hemodialysis (HD), and a high cytokine plasma (p) rate is associated with an increase in mortality during sepsis. To the best of our knowledge, cytokines and cystatin C kinetics during and after HD during sepsis have never been studied. In this study, we described p cytokines and cystatin C variations ...

INTRODUCTION High serum resistin levels are associated with the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objectives of this study were to determine the serum concentrations of resistin in children that present with chronic renal failure (CRF) and end stage renal disease (ESRD), in order to examine the impact of hemodialysis (HD) on serum resistin levels, and to determine if a correlation ...