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Influence of fluid volume variations on the calculated value of the left ventricular mass measured by echocardiogram in patients submitted to hemodialysis
(Marcel Dekker Inc, 2003-01-01)
The left ventricular mass (LVM) measurement is of major importance for renal patients, as ventricular hypertrophy is an important prognostic index. The echo-cardiogram of the ventricular mass is larger before than it is ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients on Conventional and Short Daily Hemodialysis
(KARGER, 2009)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among patients on maintenance hemodialysis. However, the factors associated with the origin of OSA as well as the cardiovascular consequences in this population are not completely ...
Total body water and failure to control blood pressure by medication in hemodialysis patients
(2014)
Background: Volume overload is the main factor responsible for the pathogenesis of hypertension in dialysis patients. Few studies have evaluated the interpretation of the parameters obtained by bioelectrical impedance (BIA) ...
Blink reflex in end-stage-renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis
(Elsevier B.V., 2002-04-01)
This study analyses the blink reflex in 20 adult male patients with terminal chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. Abnormalities were found in ten patients (50%), eight of them with conduction studies showing ...
Effective Use of Alteplase for Occluded Tunneled Venous Catheter in Hemodialysis Patients
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-05-01)
Despite their propensity for significant infectious and mechanical complications, tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) have become a common means of vascular access in the world for patients requiring chronic hemodialysis ...
Spironolactone is secure and reduces left ventricular hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients
(2015)
There is recent evidence that aldosterone play a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients, which leads to the opportunity to block its actions for the benefit of these patients. In nondialytic ...
Effectiveness of disinfectants used in hemodialysis against both Candida orthopsilosis and C. parapsilosis sensu stricto biofilms
(2013-05-01)
Biofilms have been observed in the fluid pathways of hemodialysis machines. The impacts of four biocides used for the disinfection of hemodialysis systems were tested against Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto and Candida ...
Magneto-actuated immunoassay for the detection of Mycobacterium fortuitum in hemodialysis water
(2016-06-01)
This paper addresses a sensitive method for the detection of mycobacteria in hemodialysis water samples based on a magneto-actuated immunoassay with optical readout. In this approach, micro (2.8 μm) sized magnetic particles ...
Malnutrition Inflammation Score cut-off predicting mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients
(2017-02-01)
Background Malnutrition is a strong predictor of mortality on hemodialysis patients, especially when it is associated with inflammation. Malnutrition Inflammation Score (MIS) is a simple and low cost tool which assesses ...
Anaphylactic reaction induced by a polysulfone/polyvinylpyrrolidone membrane in the 10th session of hemodialysis with the same dialyzer
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011)
The majority of severe hypersensitivity reactions in hemodialysis patients have occurred due to sensitization to ethylene oxide or to nonbiocompatible membrane dialyzers. The use of polysulfone dialyzers rarely causes ...