Both overhydration and comorbidity predict mortality in end-stage kidney failure (ESKF) but it
is not clear whether these are independent of one another. We undertook a systematic …

Objective To evaluate the role of bioimpedance-defined overhydration (BI-OH) parameters
in predicting the risk of mortality and cardiovascular (CV) events in patients undergoing …

Rationale & Objective Use of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-
proBNP) for cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment in patients with end-stage kidney disease …

Background Overhydration is a predictor of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is used to determine the body composition. Extracellular …

Fluid overload can be an independent risk factor of cardiovascular events and all-cause
death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on chronic hemodialysis. We performed a …

Background Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk for sarcopenia (SP) and bone loss, which
may impact falls and bone fragility and lead to poor prognosis. Patients with HD and those …

Background In clinical practice, dietary sodium assessment requires reliable and rapid
screening tools. We wished to evaluate the usefulness of food frequency questionnaires …

Novel biomarkers might improve the prediction of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
We simultaneously measured the levels of conventional and novel biomarkers [serum N …

Bioimpedance can be used to measure extracellular water (ECW) and total body water in
hemodialysis (HD) patients and estimate ECW excess. However, ECW excess potentially …

Background Plasma volume (PV) calculated from hematocrit and body weight has
applications in cardiovascular disease. The current study investigated the validity of the …