Death from cardiovascular disease in general and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in particular
are exponentially proportional to declining renal function and are a major cause of mortality …

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are at increased cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D
deficiency is associated with depressed heart rate variability (HRV), a risk factor depicting …

Background The current significant progress in the use of heart rate variability in the solution
of many diagnostic and therapeutic problems is determined by the availability of …

Despite developments in the technology of dialysis procedures and improvements in the
understanding of systemic derangements related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Introduction Sympathetic neural activation is markedly increased in end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD). Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) reduces sympathetic overactivity …

Symbolic dynamics allows representing the heart rate variability signal into a common
symbol that has been determined to ease the calculation process. The application of existing …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and low heart rate variability (HRV) are highly prevalent in
hemodialysis patients, and both are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and …

Background Stroke and low heart rate variability (HRV) are both associated with an
unfavorable prognosis in hemodialysis patients. The relationship between stroke and …

Objectives: Cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a common feature in
patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy, whilst is associated with an increased risk of …

Objective: Apart from dietary restriction and medical therapy, the benefits of cardiovascular
protection offered by polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplements in patients with ESRD …