Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at an increased risk of acquiring the hepatitis B (HB) virus and having lower protective antibody levels as well as shorter durations of seroprotection. This study aims to determine the immune response of HB vaccination in HD patients referring to dialysis centers of the Tehran North Health Network. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was co...

BACKGROUND/AIM Reduced arterial elasticity is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Hemodialysis (HD) treatment per se can bring additional risk factors for vascular disease. Our study was designed to determine whether a single hemodialysis session leads to an acute alteration in parameters of arterial elasticity in ESRD. MATERIA...

BACKGROUND Reduced ankle-arm index (AAI), inflammation and mineral bone disorder (MBD) are all associated with increased risk of death and cardiovascular complications in patients on hemodialysis (HD), but the association between them deserves clarification. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between abnormal AAI with MBD and inflammation in patients on HD. METHODS This was a cross-secti...

Correspondence: Mustafa ALDEMİR, MD Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi İlk ve Acil Yardım AD. 21280, Diyarbakır, Turkey. Tel: +90 412 248 8155. Fax: +90 412 248 8440. Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is an uncommon but important clinical entity. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed due to the absence of any history of trauma (1). The SSR has be...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognostic value of left atrial volume index (LAVi) in the clinical course of hemodialysis (HD) patients, compared with previously established echocardiographic and clinical parameters. METHODS Echocardiograms were obtained from 118 hemodialysis patients, who were then followed for 19 +/- 8 months. Study endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality and nonfatal ca...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QOL) assessment in patients on chronic Hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) has rarely been carried out. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life during hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment in patients referred to teaching hospitals in Urmia, Iran. METHODS All chronic HD and PD patients in Taleghani and Imam Khomeini Teaching Hospi...

OBJECTIVE Presepsin is highlighted as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of sepsis. Little information is available regarding the accurate association between presepsin levels and the degree of kidney function. We analyzed presepsin levels in patients with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the categories G1 to G5, evaluated via inulin renal clearance test, and receiving hemodialysis (HD). ...

BACKGROUND The complement system is vital for innate immunity and is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and the mechanism of host defense. Complement deficiencies occasionally cause life-threatening diseases. In hemodialysis (HD) patients, profiles on complement functional activity and deficiency are still obscure. The objectives of the present study were to measure the fun...

BACKGROUND ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) with renal involvement is not uncommon in older individuals. Unfortunately, this can be catastrophic requiring hemodialysis (HD) and may lead to end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, more than 50 % of patients with AAV who require HD initially have renal recovery and discontinue HD. The aim of this study was to describe a retrospective cohort of ol...

BACKGROUND In hemodialysis patients, plasma levels of total homocysteine are influenced by nutritional status in patients with chronic kidney disease. To investigate the association between serum homocysteine (Hcy) level as a marker of nutritional status and WBC counts as a marker of inflammation, a cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), who were un...