Publications by authors named "Cristina Kilates"
Renal transplantation is the gold standard therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, renal transplantation is associated with various metabolic and nutritional complications. This review focuses primarily on factors that have a significant impact on cardiovascular disease, namely, hyperlipidemia, posttransplant diabetes mellitus, and hyperhomocysteinemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalnutrition is a well-known risk factor influencing survival in chronic maintenance dialysis patients. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are also predisposed to malnutrition because of dietary restrictions and the catabolic effects of uremia. Therefore, a significant degree of malnutrition may be present before the initiation of renal replacement therapy.
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- The study aimed to compare bioelectrical impedance analysis metrics in chronic dialysis patients with data from the NHANES III survey.
- Results showed dialysis patients had significantly lower values in resistance, reactance, phase angle, and intracellular water, while having higher extracellular water levels.
- The findings indicate that patients with end-stage renal disease possess less tissue mass and are often overhydrated during chronic maintenance dialysis.