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Serum magnesium and sudden death in European hemodialysis patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Despite suggestions that higher serum magnesium (Mg) levels are associated with improved outcome, the association with mortality in European hemodialysis (HD) patients has only scarcely been investigated.
Blankestijn, P.J. (Peter)   +11 more
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Practical use of sevelamer in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis in People’s Republic of China

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2015
Lin Meng,1,2 Bin Fu1 1Department of Nephrology, Second Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s ...
Meng L, Fu B
doaj  

Phosphate binders as a cause of hypothyroidism in dialysis patients: practical indications from a review of the literature

open access: yesBMC Nephrology, 2018
Background Although fatigue is common in dialysis patients, polypharmacy is seldom listed among its causes. In this report, we describe a dialysis patient who developed severe fatigue due to pharmacological interaction between two commonly prescribed ...
Emanuela Cataldo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lanthanum carbonate for dialysis patients with hyperphosphataemia resistant to sevelamer: A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesCogent Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Lanthanum carbonate (LC) and sevelamer hydrochloride (SH) are non-calcium-based phosphate binders (NCPB), used to manage hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Asrar Khan   +6 more
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Calcitriol suppression of parathyroid hormone fails to improve skeletal properties in an animal model of chronic kidney disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to complex metabolic changes and an increased risk of fracture. Currently, calcitriol is the standard of care as it effectively suppresses parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in CKD patients.
Allen, Matthew R.   +7 more
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Effect of Lanthanum Carbonate on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

open access: yesKidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2018
Background/Aims: Hyperphosphatemia is common in patients on hemodialysis. The efficacy of lanthanum carbonate (LC) in the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in these patients remains controversial.
Fang Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of sevelamer in aluminum phosphide poisoning: a preliminary study on mortality

open access: yesMedicina Clínica Práctica
Background: Aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning, commonly referred to as rice tablet poisoning, is among the deadliest forms of poisoning. Treatment for aluminum phosphide poisoning is limited to supportive care, as no specific antidote is currently ...
Kiandokht Khorshidi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iron parameters in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving lanthanum carbonate or other non-iron-based phosphate binders: Results from a phase 3, randomized open-label study

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2018
Objectives: The recent availability of iron-based phosphate binders has raised some concerns about iron overload in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Rosamund J Wilson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

KDIGO 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Foreword [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of chronic kidney disease–mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) represents a selective update of the ...
Wheeler, DC, Winkelmayer, WC
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