Oxidative stress and inflammation in hemodialysis: a comparison of patients with or without advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease are global public health issues associated with high morbidity and mortality. Both diseases are also interlinked. Little is known about the meaning of NAFLD in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Treatment of acute kidney injury with continuous renal replacement therapy and cytokine adsorber (CytoSorb®) in critically ill patients with COVID-19.

Introduction: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the 30 and 60-day survival of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and AKI.

Methods: Inflammatory and biochemical biomarkers, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and mortality at Day 30 and Day 60 after ICU admission were analyzed. A total of 44 patients treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with cytokine adsorber (CA group) were compared to 58 patients treated with CRRT alone (non-CA group).

Lung ultrasound, hemoglobin, and NT-proBNP in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a non-invasive technique for estimating extravascular lung water in patients with end-stage renal disease and heart diseases. In this study, we examined an association between the severity of lung congestion as detected by LUS B-lines (LUS comets), anemia, and serum biomarker N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.

Materials And Methods: 19 patients, who were treated with PD in our dialysis center were enrolled.

Association between lung comets and subendocardial viability ratio in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Aims: Pulmonary congestion is a direct result of either general overhydration or cardiac dysfunction. Lung ultrasonography (LUS) with lung B-lines (LUS comets) can be used to assess extravascular lung water in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis (PD). Subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR) is a pulse wave analysis parameter that is a non-invasive measure of coronary perfusion and is related to cardiac work and oxygen consumption.

Assessment of volume status with bioimpendance prior to hemodialysis and its importance for predicting survival in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Optimal fluid management is a physician's everyday challenge in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a non-invasive method to estimate body composition, including estimates of fluid overload (FO). Our study aimed to analyze the association between FO and the mortality rate in HD patients.

Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: Non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular risk.

The prevalence and burden of diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease on global health and socioeconomic development is already heavy and still rising. Diabetes mellitus by itself is linked to adverse cardiovascular events, and the presence of concomitant chronic kidney disease further amplifies cardiovascular risk. The culmination of traditional (male gender, smoking, advanced age, obesity, arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia) and non-traditional risk factors (anemia, inflammation, proteinuria, volume overload, mineral metabolism abnormalities, oxidative stress, ) contributes to advanced atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular risk.

Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Diabetic Kidney Disease.

Diabetes mellitus is a global health issue and main cause of chronic kidney disease. Both diseases are also linked through high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is present in up to 40% of diabetic patients; therefore, prevention and treatment of DKD are of utmost importance.

CHA2DS2-VASc Score as a Predictor of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Recognition of high-risk patients is important and could lead to a different approach and better treatment. The CHA2DS2-VASc score was originally used to predict cerebral infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is also a useful predictor of outcome in other cardiovascular conditions, independent of AF.

Early Detection of Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis in Hemodialysis Patients through Routine Measurements of Dialysis Dose (Kt/V).

Background: Monitoring of arteriovenous (AV) fistula to detect hemodynamically important stenosis is crucial for the prevention of AV fistula thrombosis. The aim of our study was to analyze the importance of dialysis dose (Kt/V) during online postdilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) for early detection of AV fistula stenosis.

Methods: Hemodialysis patients with AV fistula were included in this study.

Oxidative Stress Markers in Chronic Kidney Disease with Emphasis on Diabetic Nephropathy.

Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide, especially through the increase of type 2 diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy occurs in up to 40% of diabetic patients and is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Various factors affect the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.