Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure≥ 25 mm Hg and
is a recently recognized complication of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal …

Cardiovascular complications are responsible not only for the high mortality, but also the
morbidity of end-stage renal disease patients. Cyclic changes of fluid load, together with the …

Introduction. Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is an independent predictor of mortality. The
aim of this study was to relate pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) to the cardiovascular status …

Background: While chronic dialysis treatment has been suggested to increase pulmonary
pressure values, right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is a major cause of death in patients …

Purpose Vascular access patients with central vein (CV) stenosis or occlusion may have
significant symptoms. Treatment is generally by balloon angioplasty, with or without stenting …

Background Observation versus ligation of a functional arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after
successful renal transplantation (SRT) has been a controversial topic of debate. Congestive …

Objective Vasodilators are used with caution in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). We have developed a device for percutaneous arteriovenous shunt …

Background Cognitive deficit is a common problem in end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
patients. Ultrafiltration and hemodialysis lead to profound hemodynamic changes. The aim …

Although cardiac evaluation before kidney transplantation commonly focuses on coronary
artery disease, a comprehensive pretransplant cardiac evaluation must consider other …

Purpose The vascular access (VA) used at hemodialysis (HD) inception is involved in the
mortality risk. We analyzed the survival of incident patients over time according to the initial …