Kidney and Dialysis, Volume 2, Issue 3

Background. Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects and tolerability of etelcalcetide in HD pati...

A discrepancy between serum concentrations of cystatin C (CysC) and creatinine (sCr) has been reported in patients with acute obstructive nephropathy. However, the usefulness of CysC for predicting the recovery of kidney function in patients with sev...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on renal replacement therapy represent a specific population with high morbidity and mortality, an increased risk of hypoglycemic episodes and large intra- and interdialysis glyc...

The greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane release resulted in an exponential rise of land temperatures over the last decades [...]

Anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become an important clinical issue with the increased prevalence of elderly patients living with CKD progressing to kidney failure. The causes of anemia in elderly individuals tend to be multifactorial, exac...

TCC placement is a skilled procedure; one must be aware of possible complications, particularly those related to the positioning of catheters, which are vital for the proper functioning of catheters and hemodialysis procedure. It is also equally impo...

Globally, the incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus has risen dramatically, owing mainly to the increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In 2021, 537 million people worldwide (11% of the global population) had diabetes, and this number is...

Previous findings assessing the relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and kidney function have demonstrated contradictory results including positive, negative, and U-shaped relationships. Many prior studies in this area ha...

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major public health problem and its incidence is rising. The disease course is unpredictable with classic biomarkers, and the search for new tools to predict adverse renal outcomes is ongoing. Renal magnetic resonan...

For over thirty-five years, available data suggested that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) was a useful treatment for patients with Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) associated with ANCA Associated Vasculitis (AAV) and elevated creatinin...