Enamel multidien biological timing and body size variability among individuals of Chinese Han and Tibetan origins.

Aims: To measure the number of days of enamel formation between periodic striae of Retzius growth lines, the Retzius periodicity (RP), and to compare this multi-day, or multidien rhythm, to body height and weight among people from Beijing, China and Lhasa, Tibet/China.

Subjects And Methods: Subjects requiring dental extractions from clinics in Beijing, China ( = 338) and Lhasa, Tibet/China ( = 227) provided a tooth and body size information. Multiple observers examined histological sections of the teeth and recorded RP.

[Pharmacotherapy in patients with reduced kidney function].

Pharmacotherapy in patients with reduced kidney function Abstract. Pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires careful assessment of renal function and a profound knowledge of dose adaption principles and pharmacological characteristics of the drugs used. Of importance, non-renal clearance is also affected by impaired kidney function.

Switch to an everolimus-facilitated cyclosporine A sparing immunosuppression improves glycemic control in selected kidney transplant recipients.

Background: Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mToRi) allow calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) sparing therapy in renal transplant recipients with possible beneficial effects on the long-term allograft function and cardiovascular risk. The influence of mToRi on glucose metabolism is still under discussion.

Methods: In a retrospective analysis, renal allograft recipients switched from a cyclosporine A (CsA) to an everolimus (EVR)-based immunosuppression in the first year after transplantation were compared with patients on continued CsA treatment.

Morbidity, mortality and quality of life in the ageing haemodialysis population: results from the ELDERLY study.

Background: The physical-functional and social-emotional health as well as survival of the elderly (≥75 years of age) haemodialysis patient is commonly thought to be poor. In a prospective, multicentre, non-interventional, observational study, the morbidity, mortality and quality of life (QoL) in this patient group were examined and compared with a younger cohort.

Methods: In 92 German dialysis centres, 2507 prevalent patients 19-98 years of age on haemodialysis for a median of 19.

Overhydration Is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients - Independently of Cardiac Failure.

Background: Overhydration is a common problem in peritoneal dialysis patients and has been shown to be associated with mortality. However, it still remains unclear whether overhydration per se is predictive of mortality or whether it is mainly a reflection of underlying comorbidities. The purpose of our study was to assess overhydration in peritoneal dialysis patients using bioimpedance spectroscopy and to investigate whether overhydration is an independent predictor of mortality.