Background. Phosphate binders are required to control serum phosphorus in dialysis
patients. A phosphate binder combining calcium and magnesium offers an interesting …

INTRODUÇÃO: Dados nacionais sobre diálise crônica são fundamentais para o
planejamento do tratamento. OBJETIVO: Descrever resultados do censo de diálise da …

Increased acid excretion may promote renal injury. To evaluate this in African Americans
with hypertensive nephrosclerosis, we studied the association between the net endogenous …

VC (vascular calcification) is highly prevalent in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease),
but its mechanism is multifactorial and incompletely understood. In addition to increased …

Vitamin D, a fat-soluble prohormone, is endogenously synthesized in response to sunlight or
taken from dietary supplements. Since vitamin D receptors are present in most tissues and …

Background. Calcium-based phosphate binders may induce tissue calcification, and little is
known about their effects on bone density. We compared the effects of a calcium with a non …

Hypophosphatemia and inappropriately low calcitriol levels are frequently observed
following successful renal transplantation. Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is a recently …

The international burden of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is unknown, but it may
be estimable through the available chronic kidney disease and SHPT literature. Structured …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency contributes to secondary hyperparathyroidism, which
occurs early in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Objectives: We aimed to determine whether …

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a major problem for patients with chronic kidney
disease and can cause many complications, including osteodystrophy, fractures, and …