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Background Although arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred vascular access for hemodialysis (HD), the association between vascular access types and quality of life is not well-known.
Do Hyoung Kim +8 more
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Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and 2 predict outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease : a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Background : Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 (sTNFR1) and 2 (sTNFR2) have been associated to progression of renal failure, end stage renal disease and mortality in early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), mostly in the context of diabetic ...
AS Levey +36 more
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Anaesthesia for renal transplantation [PDF]
Renal transplantation is the most common procedure in solid organ transplantation. Compered to dialysis, renal transplantation offers better quality of life and overall survival for patients.
Jovanović Vesna +5 more
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Burden of end-stage renal disease of undetermined etiology in Africa
In the last two decades, there have been increasing recognition of excess cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy without common underlying causes (diabetes, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, or any identifiable cause)
Temesgen Fiseha, Nicholas J. Osborne
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Effects of hemodialysis on circulating adrenomedullin concentrations in patients with end-stage renal disease [PDF]
To characterize the determinants of circulating levels of adrenomedullin (AM), the plasma levels of this peptide were measured in 58 patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, Predialysis plasma levels of AM were more than twice as high in ...
Behr, T. +5 more
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Cardiorespiratory fitness: a comparison between children with renal transplantation and children with congenital solitary functioning kidney [PDF]
Children with end-stage renal disease are known to have a cardiorespiratory fitness significantly reduced. This isconsidered to be an independent index predictive of mortality mainly due to cardiovascular accidents. The effectsof renal transplantation on
Elli, Marco +3 more
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Stereopsis in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) [PDF]
We investigated an effect of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on the visual system by measuring the ability of 21 patients to perceive depth in the random dot stereograms and circles of the Randot Test.
Butler, Laurie T. +3 more
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Appraisal of lung cancer survival in patients with end-stage renal disease
Introduction The survival outcome of lung cancer patients with end-stage renal disease has been poorly studied in the literature. In this study, we evaluated the effect of end-stage renal disease on lung cancer survival.
Ming-Shian Lu +6 more
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Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the mechanical and nonmechanical complications in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and to access the contributing factors to ...
Adnan Firdous Raina +3 more
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Biological Pathways and Potential Targets for Prevention and Therapy of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy [PDF]
Renal transplantation (RT) is the best option for patients with end-stage renal disease, but the half-life is limited to a decade due to progressive deterioration of renal function and transplant failure from chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), which is
Haylor, John, Shrestha, Badri Man
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