Nighttime Blood Pressure Abnormalities in Iranian CKD Patients: Necessity to Perform Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.

Introduction: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a valuable tool for detecting abnormalities in nighttime blood pressure (BP), including non-dipping and nighttime hypertension. These abnormalities are independent predictors of a poor prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of our study  was to analyze ABPM data and evaluate nighttime BP abnormalities in an Iranian CKD population.

Association Between Pre-Transplant Magnesemia and Post-Transplant Dysglycemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Background: Serum magnesium (Mg) status in kidney transplant recipients has been a center of attention in the past few years. Current evidence suggests an association between pre-transplant hypomagnesemia and post-transplant hyperglycemia.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the associations of pre-transplant magnesemia with blood glucose disturbances within 6 months post-kidney transplantation.

Chronic kidney disease progression in elderly Iranian patients: a cohort study.

Background: In the past few decades, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - a disease with progressive decline in renal function - has become an important problem of global public health, not only in developed countries, but also in developing countries with less economic power.

Objectives: In this study, CKD progression to death or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in elderly Iranian patients was compared with younger counterparts.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted on CKD patients with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min, in a nephrology clinic in Tehran from December of 2006 until December of 2012.

Comparing the frequency of hypertension determined by peri-dialysis measurement and ABPM in hemodialysis patients.

Controlling blood pressure in hemodialysis patients is crucial but not always easy. The most common blood pressure measurement method is peri-dialysis measurement, but due to interdialytic blood pressure fluctuations, we are unsure if it is the proper way for evaluating blood pressure. Some studies have shown the superiority of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring over peri-dialysis blood pressure measurement.

Diagnosis and treatment of Sagliker syndrome: a case series from Iran.

Sagliker syndrome was introduced in 2004 in patients with end-stage renal disease and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. This syndrome describes maxillary and mandibular deformities, dental abnormalities, benign soft tissue tumors in mouth, and various kinds of skeletal changes including short stature and fingertip abnormalities. There are a few reports from different regions of the world.

Uremic pruritus and serum phosphorus level.

Pruritus is a common and bothersome problem among uremic patients which negatively affects life quality and prognosis of the patient. Various factors are known to be involved in the development of pruritus. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and the factors which may have relationship with uremic pruritus, especially bone mineral metabolism indicators.