When kidney failure occurs, patients are at risk for fluid overload states, which can cause
pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, and upper airway obstruction. Kidney disease is also …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes daytime fatigue and sleepiness, and has an
established relationship with cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Recent years have …

Alexithymia, or the inability to distinguish between bodily feelings and emotions, has been
linked to poor sleep quality in some studies. Rare studies examined the associations …

Background: Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is one of the fastest growing dialysis
modalities. It is unknown whether sleep and mood are disturbed while performing repeated …

Introduction: Diabetes-associated kidney disease is characterized by impairment of renal
function and albuminuria. The aim of the present study was to assess whether sleep …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder among chronic
kidney disease (CKD) patients, associated with considerable morbidity. Various studies from …

Our study aimed to determine the incidence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in
patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and also whether different dialysis modalities …

Background The pathophysiology of a paradoxical systolic blood pressure (SBP) rise during
hemodialysis (HD) is not yet fully understood. Recent research indicated that 10% of chronic …

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often coexists with heart failure (HF) and is
commonly treated with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. Periodic breathing (PB) may …

There are a number of important noninfectious complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD).
Some appear in dramatic fashion but are not associated with adverse effects, such as …