The five most cited NDT articles from 1999 through 2004 Guérin AP, London GM, Marchais SJ, Métivier F Arterial stiffening and vascular calcifications in end-stage renal disease NDT 2000; 15 (7): 1014– 1021 (437 citations, end 2009) London GM, Guérin AP, Marchais SJ, Métivier F, Pannier B, Adda H Arterial media calcification in end-stage renal disease: impact on all-cause and cardiovascular mort...

INTRODUCTION Infantile nephropathic cystinosis (INC) is a metabolic disorder due to impaired carrier-mediated transport of cystine out of cellular lysosomes. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of INC in paediatric patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD) in Serbia and give a recent statement of the disease. METHODS ESRD database of the Centre for Paediatric ...

BACKGROUND Blood pressure (BP) control may have different effects on cardiovascular (CV) and renal outcomes in diabetes. We examined the impact of systolic BP (SBP) on renal and CV outcomes in a post hoc analysis in the Olmesartan Reducing Incidence of Endstage Renal Disease in Diabetic Nephropathy Trial. METHODS We stratified mean follow-up SBP into three categories (≤130, 131-140 and >140 m...

Statins essentially are cholesterol-lowering drugs that are extensively prescribed for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Compelling evidence suggests that the beneficial effects of statins may not only be due to controlling cholesterol levels but also due to a pleiotropic cholesterol-independent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, endothelial-protective and plaque-stabiliz...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY We assessed the long-term follow up of all the patients with fibrillary glomerulonephritis diagnosed since 1992 at our centre of reference for renal pathology in Basel. METHODS We performed a retrospective surveillance study with mail questionnaire based follow-up of all patients with the diagnosis of fibrillary glomerulonephritis found in the database of the department ...

The number of cases of chronic kidney disease is growing rapidly, especially in the developing world. At a certain level of renal function, progression of chronic kidney disease to endstage renal disease (ESRD) is inevitable. ESRD has become a major health problem because it is a devastating medical condition, and the cost of treatment is a huge economic burden. This article presents data colle...

The increased prevalence of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, and their complications, has drawn attention of physicians and healthcare authorities to kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and endstage renal disease (ESRD) have become worldwide public health problems. These conditions increase patient morbidity and mortality risks and put major economic...

Malnutrition is a major issue in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), adversely affecting morbidity, mortality, functional activity and patients’ quality of life. Our knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms of malnutrition in patients with CKD, including endstage renal disease, has been improved. This has led to the development of clinical practice guidelines for nutritional care in CKD w...

background: hemodialysis patients are exposed to different stressful factors and have to use coping strategies as supportive processes. the goal of the present study is to investigate coping styles of hemodialysis patients. materials and methods: this is a descriptive analytical study conducted on 96 patients referring to hemodialysis centers affiliated to isfahan university of medical sciences...