Background. Vascular calcification and arterial stiffening are independent predictors of all
causes and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Few data are currently …

Background. Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a frequent complication of haemodialysis.
Reducing the temperature of the dialysis fluid is a simple therapeutic strategy but is relatively …

Background. Chronic renal replacement therapy patients exhibit reduction in skeletal muscle
function as a result of a combination of metabolic effects and muscle fibre size reduction. …

Background and objectives: Hemodialysis (HD)-induced myocardial stunning driven by
ischemia is a recognized complication of HD, which can be ameliorated by HD techniques that …

The Euro-Barometer values battery has provided much of the empirical evidence for the
thesis that a shift from materialist to postmaterialist values has occurred in advanced industrial …

Background and objectives: Hemodialysis is associated with hemodynamic instability, acute
cardiac ischemia, and the development of regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMAs). …

Chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients are already primed by a large number of structural and
functional peripheral vascular and cardiac abnormalities to experience demand myocardial …

Results Circulating endotoxemia was most notable in those with the highest CV disease
burden (increasing with CKD stage), and a sharp increase was observed after initiation of HD. …

Cardiovascular disease contributes significantly to the adverse clinical outcomes of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) patients. Numerous cardiovascular risk factors play important roles in the …

Introduction. Vascular calcification is a critical determinant of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality in chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients. The pathophysiology underlying this …