Reprocessing high-flux polysulfone dialyzers does not negatively impact solute removal in short-daily online hemodiafiltration.

There are no studies evaluating the impact of dialyzer reprocessing on solute removal in short-daily online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF). Our aim was to evaluate the impact of dialyzer reuse on solute removal in daily OL-HDF and compare with that in high-flux short-daily hemodialysis (SDH). Fourteen patients undergoing a SDH program were included.

Three cases of hypertension and renal arteriovenous fistula with a de novo fistula.

The Renal Arteriovenous Fistula (RAVF) is a rare and potentially reversible cause of hypertension and kidney and/or heart failure. The treatment of RAVF aims at preserving the most of the renal parenchyma and, concomitantly, eradicating the symptoms and hemodynamic effects caused by the RAVF. The present study reports three cases of RAVF, including one case of a de novo idiopathic RAVF, which presented with hypertension and kidney and/or heart failure and describes the therapeutic measures used to treat these patients as well as the outcomes.

The potential role of C-reactive protein in distinguishing cytomegalovirus from tuberculosis and bacterial infections in renal transplant recipients.

Introduction: The delay in the diagnosis of infections can be deleterious in renal transplant recipients. Thus, laboratory tests leading to an earlier diagnosis are very useful for these patients.

Purpose: To assess the behavior of C-reactive protein (CRP) in renal transplant recipients with a diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis (TB) and bacterial infection (BI).

Pruritus in hemodialysis patients: the problem remains.

Pruritus is still one of the most common and disturbing symptoms of end-stage renal disease. The objective of this study is to analyze the prevalence of pruritus in hemodialysis patients and the possible factors implicated in its genesis. In a cross-sectional study, 101 patients on hemodialysis at our center were screened for pruritus.

Morphometric and topographic study of coronary ostia.

Objective: To investigate the morphometric and topographic aspects of coronary ostia, correlating them with the aortic leaflets.

Methods: Fifty-one hearts with the great vessels attached were analyzed in this study. The ascending aorta was transversally sectioned 1 cm above the commissures of the aortic leaflets.