Assessment of volume status with bioimpendance prior to hemodialysis and its importance for predicting survival in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Optimal fluid management is a physician's everyday challenge in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a non-invasive method to estimate body composition, including estimates of fluid overload (FO). Our study aimed to analyze the association between FO and the mortality rate in HD patients.

Statin-Associated Necrotizing Myopathy Leading to Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report.

Statins or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors are a mainstay of cardiovascular disease therapy. In addition to their lipid-lowering capabilities, they exhibit several pleiotropic effects. Their adverse reactions such as myalgias are not uncommon, but in rare cases, the resulting rhabdomyolysis can be fatal.

Early Detection of Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis in Hemodialysis Patients through Routine Measurements of Dialysis Dose (Kt/V).

Background: Monitoring of arteriovenous (AV) fistula to detect hemodynamically important stenosis is crucial for the prevention of AV fistula thrombosis. The aim of our study was to analyze the importance of dialysis dose (Kt/V) during online postdilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) for early detection of AV fistula stenosis.

Methods: Hemodialysis patients with AV fistula were included in this study.

The effect of high-flux hemodialysis and post-dilution hemodiafiltration on platelet closure time in patients with end stage renal disease.

Introduction: We aimed to compare prospectively the effect of high-flux hemodialysis and post-dilution hemodiafiltration on platelets.

Methods: Twenty-two hemodialysis patients were treated with one high-flux hemodialysis and one post-dilution hemodiafiltration procedure. PFA-100 closure times (collagen/epinephrine-CEPI and collagen/adenosine diphosphate-CADP) were measured before and after the procedure, as well as platelet count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell count.

Relationship between subendocardial viability ratio and hemoglobin in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Aims: Pulse wave analysis (PWA) uses the technique of applanation tonometry to obtain a peripheral pulse pressure waveform from which central hemodynamic information is derived. Using PWA, subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR) can be measured. SEVR represents a noninvasive measure of myocardial perfusion.