Background. During haemodialysis, calcium balance can affect, or be affected by, mineral metabolism. However, when dialysate calcium concentration (d[Ca]) is chosen or kinetic models are employed to calculate calcium ...

The mineral and bone disorder of chronic kidney disease remains a challenging complication in pediatric end-stage renal disease. Here, we assessed symptoms, risk factors and management of this disorder in 890 children and ...

Background and Aims: Calcium-containing phosphate binders have been shown to increase the progression of vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients. This is a prospective study that compares the effects of calcium ...

Background: Vascular calcification is common and constitutes a prognostic marker of mortality in the hemodialysis population. Derangements of mineral metabolism may influence its development. The aim of this study is to ...

Background: Vascular calcification is common and constitutes a prognostic marker of mortality in the hemodialysis population. Derangements of mineral metabolism may influence its development. the aim of this study is to ...

Renal osteodystrophy improves after renal transplantation but, after the procedure, other forms of bone disease emerge. We report a male patient that received a renal allograft four years before, who consulted for low back ...

O hiperparatireoidismo secundário renal (HPTr) é uma afecção multifatorial que ocorre frequentemente em pacientes doentes renais crônicos. A redução nas taxas de filtração glomerular e perda progressiva dos néfrons levam ...

This masters dissertation was composed of two different parts, resulting in two scientific articles. The first article consisted of a comparative study between macroscopic, histological and immunohistochemical features ...