… in hemodialysis patients has remained quite controversial. Hypertension is considered the
most important risk factor … in hemodialysis patients 1 . Charra et al 2 reported that survival of …

… is greater in our HD patients than in nonuremic patients. Several factors may account for this
difference. First, the thrice-weekly HD schedule may have limited the risk for underreporting …

… HOFF HF: Lipoprotein(a) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in
hemodialysis patients. Circulation 86:475-482, 1992 3. ATTMAN PO, ALAUPOVIC P: Lipid and …

… hemodialysis patients. Critically, recognition of cognitive impairment and appreciation of the
risk factors … address cognitive performance in dialysis patients. Although we hypothesize that …

… to determine risk factors associated with hypertension in 1,238 chronic hemodialysis patients
… Risk factors associated with higher pre- and post-dialysis systolic blood pressures included …

… The incidence of bacteremia was 0.93 episode per 100 patient-months. Four risk factors
for … to be the leading risk factor of bacteremia in chronic hemodialysis patients. There was a …

Background No consensus exists regarding the factors influencing mortality in patients
undergoing hemodialysis (HD). This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of various …

… Actually, the increased BMI in our HD patients was associated with higher adiponectin
serum levels. Adiponectin is an adipokine that exerts a variety of anti-inflammatory activities, …

… and have been suggested in some observational cohort studies to be an independent
risk factor for cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients. However, other studies have …

… hemodialysis unit was a powerful facility-level risk factor for seroconversion, but the use of
isolation stations for HCV-positive patients … HCV prevalence among hemodialysis patients, the …