... and mortality. Methods: The fat and lean masses (truncal and nontruncal) of 452 hemodialysis patients (age: 64 ± 11 years; hemodialysis duration: 89 ± 77 months; 37% diabetics) were measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry and their association with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) was examined. Results...

... the cause of a significantly lower survival in patients with a mean BNP >1,200 pg/ml. The univariate Cox regression analysis found the following factors to be predictors of all-cause mortality: hemoglobin (<110 g/l), phosphorus (>1.78 mmol/l), albumin (<40 g/l), C-reactive protein (CRP ≧10 mg/l...

...Wolfram J. Jabs; Markus Meier; Peter Lamprecht; Juergen Steinhoff; Martin Nitschke Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a key molecule in inflammation and tissue homeostasis and is produced locally by renal tubular epithelial cells. Its significance of expression in contrast to expression...

...Takehiko Kawaguchi; Lin Tong; Bruce M. Robinson; Ananda Sen; Shunichi Fukuhara; Kiyoshi Kurokawa; Bernard Canaud; Norbert Lameire; Friedrich K. Port; Ronald L. Pisoni Background: We examined associations of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels with mortality in Japanese hemodialysis patients and trends...

...Kunitoshi Iseki; Chiho Iseki; Kozen Kinjo Background: The relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and proteinuria is not known. Methods: We examined 20,077 screenees (men: 52.4%) of the Okinawa General Health Maintenance Association (OGHMA) registry who were examined between 2004 and 2006...

... patients, oxLDL concentration was higher compared to the controls (1.40 ± 0.47 vs. 0.21 ± 0.05 mg/l, p = 0.017) and was significantly associated to total cholesterol (r = 0.480, p = 0.044), LDL-C (r = 0.544, p = 0.019), HDL-C (r = –0.589, p = 0.027) and C-reactive protein (r = 0.578, p = 0.024). Comparing...

... relationships between inflammatory markers, fetuin A and arterial wall stiffness in CKD patients in the predialysis period and on maintenance dialysis. Methods: Serum C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), fetuin A, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and other classical markers of atherosclerosis were measured in a group of 155 CKD...

...) in the sevelamer group. Serum C-reactive protein decreased significantly from 0.14 ± 0.13 to 0.08 ± 0.11 mg/dl in the sevelamer group (p = 0.038) and significantly increased (0.18 ± 0.09 vs. 0.22 ± 0.12 mg/dl) in the calcium group (p = 0.042). The mean changes in ACI (ΔACI) were 3.6 ± 1.5% in the sevelamer group...

... emerging risk factors have been proposed as predictors of ARAS, namely homocysteine, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, lipoprotein(a) and creatinine. Methods: We searched Pubmed/Medline for studies investigating the prognostic value of each of these emerging risk factors in ARAS. Results: Creatinine and C...

...Joo Eun Baek; Jai Won Chang; Won Ki Min; Yong Mee Cho; Jung Sik Park; Soon Bae Kim Background/Aims: The development of renal injury in glomerulonephritis (GN) has been related to systemic inflammatory mediators. We investigated whether serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a marker...

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... patients. The objective of this study is to explore the association between depression and C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin, serum albumin and hemoglobin/hematocrit in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ESRD. Methods: Sixty-eight patients on hemodialysis (HD), 47 patients on continuous...

...Atsushi Satomura; Morito Endo; Takayuki Fujita; Hiroyuki Ohi; Isao Ohsawa; Yoshinobu Fuke; Koichi Matsumoto; Sukemasa Sudo; Misao Matsushita; Teizo Fujita Background/Aims: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is characteristic of an acute-phase-reacting protein like C-reactive protein (CRP). However...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pre-dialysis patients C-reactive protein Creatinine clearance Left ventricular...

... was to assess the relationship between concentrations of plasma adiponectin, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and duration of haemodialysis (HD) treatment in prevalent HD patients. Methods: Plasma adiponectin and serum CRP concentrations were estimated in 80 HD patients...

.... In dialysate, the appearance rates of the inflammatory markers were calculated to adjust for ultrafiltration variations. Results: Eleven patients completed the trial. Treatment with intraperitoneal tinzaparin was accompanied with a median 25.8% reduction of the plasma C-reactive protein concentration (p...

... to in the content or advertisements. C-reactive protein Statins Hypercholesterolaemia Dialysis, end-stage renal disease Renal transplantation Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) [ 1 ]and renal transplant patients [ 2 ]. Even among...

...), and the non-traditional risk factors Lp(a), homocysteine, autoantibodies against oxidized LDL-C (anti-LDLox), total antioxidant status (TAS), and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), were measured at baseline and at the end of the study. Safety was assessed by clinical and laboratory (liver and muscle...

...) was used, as B-type natriuretic peptide is secreted from the cardiac ventricles in response to increased wall tension. N-BNP levels and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured on the same day in 75 pre-dialysis patients. A previous history of cardiomiopathy with systolic dysfunction was present in 27 (36...

... and normal renal function (controls). C-reactive protein (CRP) was determined monthly. The number of cardiovascular events after initiation of haemodialysis treatment was recorded by analysis of the patient’s files. Results: Aortic valve sclerosis was found in 19 dialysis patients (34%) and 1 control (6...