Publications by authors named "Massimo Matalone"
Objectives: We report here the results of the 6th National Census (Cs-16) of Peritoneal Dialysis in Italy, carried out in 2017-18 by the Italian Society of Nephrology's Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group and relating to 2016.
Methods: The Census was conducted using an on-line questionnaire administered to the 237 non pediatric centers which did perform Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) in 2016. The results have been compared with the previous Censuses carried out since 2005.
Background: Whether renal revascularization reduces left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with coronary artery disease is uncertain.
Study Design: Randomized clinical trial testing the effect of renal artery stenting versus medical therapy on left ventricular hypertrophy progression in patients affected by ischemic heart disease and renal artery stenosis.
Setting & Participants: Incident patients with ischemic heart disease undergoing cardiac catheterization with renal artery stenosis >50%-≤80%.
Introduction: Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS) is associated with premature cardiovascular (CV) events and entails a high mortality risk in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The effect of renal revascularization on left ventricular mass is not known.
Aim: The Stenting of Renal Artery Stenosis in Coronary Artery Disease (RAS-CAD) study is a randomized trial designed to study the effect of medical therapy alone versus medical therapy plus renal artery stenting, on left ventricular hypertrophy progression (primary end point), and CV morbidity and mortality (secondary end points), in patients affected by ischemic heart disease and RAS.