It appears, then, that high ultrafiltration rates are associated with cardiovascular disease and that one of the etiologies may be intradialytic ischemia and myocardial stunning. Other factors must ...
Intradialytic hypertension is not a rare complication of dialysis, with a prevalence of 5–15% among hemodialysis patients, and it seems to be associated with adverse outcomes. This complex phenomenon ...
November 24, 2010 (Denver, Colorado) — Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the most common cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis; it occurs at a rate 30 times ...
A common genetic variant predicted poor outcomes from peritoneal dialysis, suggesting a potential factor for patient selection and treatment, researchers found. Variants in AQP1, the gene that encodes ...
Every day, the human kidneys clean about 1,500 liters of blood by producing approximately 1–2 liters of urine. Thereby, the body gets rid of excess water and toxic waste products of the metabolism or ...
Every day, the human kidneys clean about 1,500 liters of blood by producing approximately 1–2 liters of urine. Thereby, the body gets rid of excess water and toxic waste products of the metabolism or ...