Vascular calcification (VC), which is described in the elderly and in diabetics, is frequently
seen in uraemia. It is usually regarded as having little significance. We studied the …

Silicon is possibly important in human physiology in protecting against the toxic effects of
aluminium, but the kinetics of uptake and excretion of silicic acid, the bioavailable form, are …

Abstract IPA COPYRIGHT: ASHP The effect of desferrioxamine mesylate (deferoxamine
mesylate; Desferal mesylate), 6 g in 500 ml of sodium chloride solution once weekly for 10 …

The prevention and treatment of aluminum (Al) accumulation and toxicity are reviewed.
Recommendations to further our understanding of desferrioxamine (deferoxamine, DFO) …

A link between plasma calcium, dietary cations, and blood pressure has been suspected for
some time, with human, experimental animal, and epidemiological data adduced to support …

Three cases of azathioprine-induced complex of liver diseases are described, and their light
microscopy and ultrastructural findings are detailed, it was found that the drug produces a …

This article describes the echocardiographic structural and functional findings in a cohort of
30 patients on ten or more years of uninterrupted long-hour (24 hours per week dialysis …

In a patient receiving regular dialysis prolonged hypophosphataemia due to aluminium
hydroxide therapy resulted in osteomalacia and severe proximal myopathy. Both …

Blood pressure (BP) elevation and left ventricular hypertrophy are important factors in the
high cardiovascular mortality rate in patients on the renal replacement program. Ambulatory …

Aim: To determine the results of transluminal angioplasty in patients with Brescia-Cimino
arteriovenous fistulae. Patients and Methods: Thirty-one patients underwent transluminal …