Despite considerable advances in immunosuppression and in short-term graft survival, little
improvement has been observed in long-term survival rates. About 30% of patients lose their …

The ability to predict the outcome in acute tubular necrosis (ATN) remains elusive despite
considerable efforts. Accurate prediction is a crucial priority and has large economical and …

Background: Patients treated with hemodialysis frequently experience cardiovascular
complications attributed, among other causes, to dyslipidemia, increased oxidative stress …

Abstract The SHARON (Single reactor High activity Ammonia Removal Over Nitrite) process
is an innovative process that improves the sustainability of wastewater treatment, especially …

Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death
among hemodialysis patients; it has been attributed to increased oxidative stress …

BACKGROUND: When assessed by single biochemical measurements, malnutrition in
dialysis patients is associated with increased mortality, but there are few data evaluating …

Myocardial effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) treatment were
prospectively investigated in 15 hemodialysis (HD) patients with severe anemia (hematocrit …

Seroconversion after hepatitis B vaccine has been estimated to occur when the level of anti-
HBs is higher than 10 IU/1, but recently is has been considered that an antibody titer above …

The prevalence of cancer in renal transplant patients is greater than in the general
population. It is influenced by demographic and ethnic characteristics. We performed a …

[Formula: see text] The role of hypertension as a predictor of mortality in hemodialysis
patients is controversial. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of hypertension …