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Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population. EAT is suggested to promote CAD by paracrine mechanisms and local inflammation. We evaluated whether in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients EAT associates with CAD, how the amount of EAT develops over time, and if EAT independently predicts the mortality risk. Methods Post-hoc analysis...
Little is known about the effects of the administration of cinacalcet in dialytic patients who are scheduled for kidney transplantation, and in particular about the changes in FGF23 and other mineral metabolism parameters after surgery compared with recipients not on cinacalcet at kidney transplantation. We performed a prospective observational cohort study with recruitment of consecutive kidney transplant...
Introduction Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A.) effectively enables anemia control in patients with chronic kidney disease, but little information is available in renal transplant recipients. The authors aimed to evaluate the effect of C.E.R.A. under clinical practice conditions on anemia control in renal transplant recipients. Methods This was a multicenter, retrospective,...
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