...Kunitoshi Iseki; Kazuhiko Tsuruya; Eiichiro Kanda; Takanobu Nomura; Hideki Hirakata Sleep disorder and poor sleep quality are common in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. They have been claimed as a cause of morbidity and mortality. The relationship between the degree of sleepiness and survival...

...-BIS) measurements in subjects undergoing 6 or 3 times/week hemodialysis (HD) were analyzed. Methods: Total body water (TBW) and intra- and extracellular fluid (ICF, ECF) of subjects enrolled in the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Daily Trial ( www.clinicaltrials.gov No. NCT00264758) were measured...

...Akihiko Kato; Ryo Kido; Yoshihiro Onishi; Noriaki Kurita; Masafumi Fukagawa; Tadao Akizawa; Shunichi Fukuhara Background/Aims: Bone fracture is often complicated in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Metabolic acidosis is related to bone disease and muscle wasting, but it is not known whether acid-base...

...Roger De Andrade; Tessa Kotze; Maia Lesosky; Charles Swanepoel Background: We compared myocardial perfusion in patients first on conventional hemodialysis (HD) and then on hemodiafiltration (HDF). Methods: Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was performed in 25 patients pre- and post-HD. Patients...

... of around 50 nephrologists and scientists, including representatives from large dialysis provider organisations, formulated recommendations on how to develop and implement quality assurance measures to improve individual hemodialysis patient care, population health and cost effectiveness. Discussed were...

...Charles Chazot; Patrik Deleaval; Anne-Lise Bernollin; Cyril Vo-Van; Christie Lorriaux; Jean-Marc Hurot; Brice Mayor; Guillaume Jean Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are exposed to a high risk of death. Nutritional status has been recognized as a key factor for patient survival. Nutritional...

...Taro Hoshino; Susumu Ookawara; Sawako Goto; Haruhisa Miyazawa; Kiyonori Ito; Yuichiro Ueda; Yoshio Kaku; Keiji Hirai; Aoi Nabata; Honami Mori; Izumi Yoshida; Kaoru Tabei Background/Aims: Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have higher occurrence rates of cerebral diseases, including uremic...

...Yu-Cheng Lai; Ben-Chung Cheng; Jyh-Chang Hwang; Yueh-Ting Lee; Chien-Hua Chiu; Li-Chueh Kuo; Jin-Bor Chen Background/Aims: The prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD) is reportedly higher than that in healthy individuals. In the present study...

... computed tomography (SPECT) using 123 I-β-methyliodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) might predict the risk of cardiac death in hemodialysis patients. We investigated the potential of oral nicorandil to improve myocardial fatty acid metabolism after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI...

... obesity contributes to increased hepcidin and hemojuvelin levels in adult hemodialysis patients. Methods: In a case-control design, 37 obese [body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m 2 ] stable hemodialysis patients and 37 patients with normal BMI (20-25 kg/m 2 ), matched for age, gender and race, who fulfilled...

...David A. Drew; Hocine Tighiouart; Tammy M. Scott; Kristina V. Lou; Kamran Shaffi; Daniel E. Weiner; Mark J. Sarnak Background and Aims: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are educated and counseled during the HD procedure. There are few studies assessing whether cognitive performance varies with dialysis...

...B.K.A. Thomson; B. Momciu; S.H.S. Huang; C.T. Chan; B. Urquhart; A. Skanes; A. Krahn; G. Klein; R.M. Lindsay Background: Nephrologists need effective screening tools to identify hemodialysis patients at elevated risk for sudden cardiac death, the leading cause of death in this population. QTc...

... during dialysis on some of the cardiovascular risk factors (arterial stiffness, body composition and physical performance) in a chronic hemodialyzed population. Methods: The study group (n = 19) and control group (n = 16) of chronic hemodialysis patients from Timisoara, Romania, were enrolled...

... and predictors of NAD of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 255 adult patients receiving HD for >3 months. Skipping a session per month, shortening a session for at least 10 min, phosphorus >7.5 mg/dl, potassium...

...Manuel Praga; José Ignacio Merello; Ines Palomares; Inga Bayh; Daniele Marcelli; Pedro Aljama; José Luño The use of central venous catheters (CVC) for hemodialysis (HD) is associated with higher mortality compared to arteriovenous access (AV). However, studies analyzing the influence of the type...

... of first choice for chronic hemodialysis patients. AVF management is important in hemodialysis patient care. AVF survival is associated with various physical factors, but the effects of dialysis treatment factors upon AVF survival are still not clear. Methods: Study patients were treated at 498 dialysis...

... serum fetuin-A, OPG, and HSP70 concentrations with respect to vascular stiffness and calcification in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: We measured fetuin-A, OPG, and HSP70 in 35 healthy controls, 35 patients with stage 3 CKD, 35 patients with stage 4 CKD, and 81 HD patients. Using these data, we...

...Maurizio Bossola; Luigi Tazza Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the correlation between self-reported appetite and the time of recovery after the hemodialysis session (TIRD). Methods: All patients on chronic hemodialysis at the Hemodialysis Service of the Catholic University...

...Benjamin K.A. Thomson; Bogdan Momciu; Shih-Han S. Huang; Christopher T. Chan; Brad L. Urquhart; Allan C. Skanes; Andrew D. Krahn; George J. Klein; Robert M. Lindsay Background/Aims: Sudden cardiac death remains the leading cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Prolongation of QTc intervals...

...Daljit K. Hothi; Lesley Rees; Christopher W. McIntyre; Jan Marek In adults, recurrent hemodialysis (HD)-induced cardiac injury results in ischemic myocardial dysfunction. Uremic children, like adults, share the full complement of uremia-related cardiovascular abnormalities but without significant...