There is no statistical improvement in the results of kidney transplantations in the last 4
years, but a successful kidney recipient is easier to rehabilitate than a person maintained on …

Patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) who are on renal replacement therapy (RRT)
usually have a certain number of comorbid factors. Cardiovascular diseases are the most …

The study of kidney diseases has been described since the Hippocratic era, but nephrology
as a medical specialty dates from the mid-20th century. Despite all interesting aspects of …

For me, ESKD is a dance of tragedy and joy. With the support of my wife, our children, family,
friends, and my kidney team, I have learned to move to the changing rhythms of the disease …

With increasing life expectancy and prevalence of lifestyle diseases, India is experiencing a
dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes and hypertension. With this epidemiologic …

The nearly 400000 American patients on dialysis suffer high cardiovascular and infectious
mortality, but there is now evidence that this morbid phenotype can be rescued by intensive …

In this issue ofJASN, Tumlinet al. 1 report results of a revolutionary phase 2 multicenter,
randomized clinical trial comparing 72 h of continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) …

Portable or wearable dialysis devices could increase treatment flexibility and dialysis
patients' independence. Current renal replacement therapies such as intermittent …

New directions in dialysis research include cheaper treatments, home based therapies and
simpler methods of blood purification. These objectives may be probably obtained with …

Renal failure has an exceedingly high mortality rate despite advances in dialysis
technology. Current renal replacement therapies (RRTs) restore only the filtration function of …