et al. Improved sexual function during recombinant human erythropoietin therapy. The effects of normal as compared with low hematocrit values in patients with cardiac disease who are receiving hemodialysis and epoetin [see comments]. Valderrabano F. Increasing the hematocrit has a beneficial effect on quality of life and is safe in selected hemodialysis patients. Spanish Cooperative Renal Patie...

orrhage associated with hypertensive stroke by echo-planar gradientecho T2*-weighted MRI. Stroke 2000; 31: 1646–1650 25. Cho A.-H, Lee S.B., Han S.J. et al. Impaired kidney function and cerebral microbleeds in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Neurology 2009; 73: 1645–1648 26. Shima H, Ishimura E, Naganuma T et al. Cerebral microbleeds in predialysis patients with chronic kidney disease. Nep...

Abstract Background and Aims The incidence of peritonitis has markedly decreased in the last decades, nevertheless it remains one main causes catheter removal subsequent dialysis modality change. In long-term severe relapses can lead to peritoneal membrane failure. Some bacteria form biofilms lumen granting them resistance against antibiotics thus being for infection recurrences. To find a viab...