Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is commonly used in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Many studies show that compared with intermittent hemodialysis, continuous therapy has superior hemodynamic stability, metabolic clearance, and volume control. Despite these benefits, no survival advantage can be demonstrated with its use. Although study design explains much of this...

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remain major problems in the end stage renal disease population.1 Patients with mild or moderate degrees of renal insufficiency are also at increased risk of a similar fate.2 The causes of this poor cardiovascular prognosis in patients with renal disease are complex although many abnormalities occur in patients with renal dysfunction which predispose to su...