Rationale: Patients with end-stage renal disease are characterized by increased
cardiovascular and all-cause mortality because of advanced remodeling of the …

Background: The prevalence of cognitive impairment in hemodialysis patients is notably
high. In previous studies performed in the general population, cognitive impairment has …

A novel in-vitro test (T50-test) assesses ex-vivo serum calcification propensity which predicts
mortality in HD patients. The association of longitudinal changes of T50 with all-cause and …

Background: Mortality in hemodialysis patients still remains unacceptably high. Enhanced
arterial stiffness is a known cardiovascular risk factor, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) has …

Objective Reliable identification of cognitive impairment in hemodialysis patients is of utmost
importance, as it is associated with poor outcomes including dialysis withdrawal and death …

Background Evidence on the utility of ambulatory BP monitoring for risk prediction has been
scarce and inconclusive in patients on hemodialysis. In addition, in cardiac diseases such …

Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease are at high risk for the development of
arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). This has been especially attributed to large …

Aim Retinal vessel diameters are candidate biomarkers of mortality prediction in large
population-based studies. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of retinal vessel …

Chronic inflammation contributes to increased mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. YKL-
40 is a novel marker of inflammation, tissue remodeling, and highly expressed in …

Background In hemodialysis patients, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) contributes to high
cardiovascular mortality. We examined cardiovascular mortality prediction by the recently …