In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with haemodialysis or peritoneal
dialysis, hypertension is common and often poorly controlled. Blood pressure (BP) …

Chronic kidney disease1 (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. In the United States,
there is a rising incidence and prevalence of kidney failure, with poor outcomes and high …

Background. Cross-sectional and follow-up studies on end-stage renal disease patients
showed that arterial calcifications are associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and are …

Objective To determine whether hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for poor
outcome in the acutely ill, and to assess the potential of exogenous albumin administration …

Hemodialysis-associated hypotension as an independent risk factor for two-year mortality in
hemodialysis patients. Background The relationship between blood pressure (BP) and …

Traditional risk factors of a poor clinical outcome and mortality in the general population,
including body mass index (BMI), serum cholesterol, and blood pressure (BP), are also …

Background: Clinical trials show benefit from lowering systolic blood pressure (SBP) in
people≥ 80 years of age, but nonrandomized epidemiological studies suggest lower SBP …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis have 2-to 5-fold more coronary artery
calcification than age-matched individuals with angiographically proven coronary artery …

Background. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are highly prevalent in haemodialysis
(HD) patients and have been recently associated with vascular calcifications. The objective …

Exercise capacity as a predictor of survival among ambulatory patients with end-stage renal
disease. Background Exercise capacity is reduced in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) …