Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of the death in dialysis patients. Arteriovenous
fistulas (AVFs) are associated with lower mortality and are viewed as the desired access …

Background Guidelines recommend placing native arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) as far
distally in the upper extremity as possible. If there are adequate veins and adequate arteries …

High estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (ePASP) is an established risk factor for
mortality and cardiovascular (CV) events in the general population. High ePASP predicts …

Background The prognostic value of pulmonary hypertension at the start of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) in patient survival is unclear. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of …

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is a recently recognized complication of chronic
kidney disease. In this study, we investigated the association between PHT, peripheral …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common, underdiagnosed, and undertreated among
patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD). As in all cases, pathogenesis of OSA is …

Purpose Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients has
attracted increasing attention. This cross-sectional survey aimed to explore PH prevalence …

Background Higher left ventricular mass (LV) strongly predicts cardiovascular mortality in
hemodialysis patients. Although several parameters of preload and afterload have been …

Background: Early screening and diagnosis of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and
pulmonary artery hypertension is vital in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) …

… limitations notwithstanding, the hypothesis that AV fistula may retard CKD progression
has passed the first very large mesh filter of a low-power observational study. The next step …