Although overall donation and transplantation activity is higher in Europe than on other
continents, differences between European countries in almost every aspect of …

Successful kidney transplantation offers patients with end-stage renal disease the greatest
likelihood of survival. However, cardiovascular disease poses a major threat to both graft …

Background This article summarizes the ERA-EDTA Registry's 2016 Annual Report, by
describing the epidemiology of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal …

Background This article summarizes the European Renal Association–European Dialysis
and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry's 2015 Annual Report. It describes the …

Exaggerated oxidative stress (OS) is usually considered as a disturbance in regular function
of an organism. The excessive levels of OS mediators may lead to major damage within the …

Results Of the 90 survey respondents, governments from 81 countries (90%) provided
reimbursement for maintenance dialysis. The prevalence of patients per million population …

Background and objectives ADPKD is erroneously perceived as a not rare condition, which
is mainly due to the repeated citation of a mistaken interpretation of old epidemiological …

Our objectives were to evaluate kidney transplantation survival benefit in people aged≥ 70
who were receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) and to identify their risk factors for …

Lysosomes are organelles involved in cell metabolism, waste degradation, and cellular
material circulation. They play a key role in the maintenance of cellular physiological …

Background Utilization of home hemodialysis (HHD) is low in Europe. The Knowledge to
Improve Home Dialysis Network in Europe (KIHDNEy) is a multi-center study of HHD …