Impact of prolonged duration of different types of renal replacement therapies on serum levels of endothelin-1 and pulmonary function tests.

Introduction: This study was carried out to investigate the impact of duration of different renal replacement therapies such as hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis on potential overproduction of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and pulmonary function tests in these patients.

Materials And Methods: The study included 26 patients (14 males, mean age 54.9±16.

The frequency of bone fractures among patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis: two-year follow-up.

Introduction: Renal osteodystrophy is a severe complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that increases morbidity and mortality in these patients. Mineral and bone disorder starts early in CKD and affects the incidence of bone fractures. The aim of this study was to observe the frequency of diverse bone fractures in patients with CKD not on dialysis.

Homocystein as a risk factor for developing complications in chronic renal failure.

Aim: Cardiovascular diseases are leading cause of death in patients with chronic renal failure. The aim of our study was to establish connection between levels of homocysteine and traditional and nontraditional risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases in dialysis and pre dialysis patients.

Methods: We included 33 pre dialysis (23 in stage three and 10 in stage four of chronic kidney disease) and 43 patients receiving hemodialysis longer than six months.

Correlation of kidney size with kidney function and anthropometric parameters in healthy subjects and patients with chronic kidney diseases.

Background/aim: Echosonography is a simple, noninvasive method of kidney visualization. The objective of this study was to compare the kidney echosonograpic characteristics with the kidney function and anthropometric characteristics in healthy subjects and patients with the chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: The study involved 49 patients (21 men; 46.