Fluctuation of pre-hemodialysis serum sodium .

Introduction: Low pre-hemodialysis (pre-HD) serum sodium or hyponatremia is associated with higher mortality. Pre-HD serum sodium can be more stable over time with low fluctuation compared to other serum parameters.

Materials And Methods: We examined variation of pre-HD serum sodium in 24 months and after this point examined all-cause mortality in a cohort of 261 patients followed-up for 48.

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Levels Are Lower in Hemodialysis Patients Treated With Paricalcitol.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem. In the last decade, it has been shown that the early stages of chronic kidney disease are associated with an inflammatory condition involving an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and long-term mortality. In patients with chronic kidney disease and more specifically those on hemodialysis, cardiovascular events are the most common cause of death.

Functional glomerular reserve in recipients of en bloc pediatric transplant kidneys.

Background: The transplantation of an adequate renal mass is increasingly recognized to be of importance. The improved graft survival is probably due to a lesser risk of developing hyperfiltration-associated lesions.

Methods: We have reviewed the glomerular reserve in our recipients of en bloc pediatric transplant kidneys after an intravenous amino acid overload and compared them to single adult kidney transplant recipients.