BACKGROUND Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients reportedly display reduced daily physical activity (DPA) and physical performance. Low daily physical activity and decreased physical performance are each associated with worse outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients. Although daily physical activity and physical performance might be expected to be related, few studies have examined such re...

Although a large number of drugs have been used to treat chronic hepatitis C (CHC), there still remains a great challenge to treat maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with chronic hepatitis C. To clarify the immunnoloregulation of double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) in MHD patients with CHC, DFPP was performed in 20 MHD patients with CHC (HCV-antibody positive, serum HCV RNA >500 IU/ml ...

Abstract Background and Aims Protein energy wasting (PEW) is a syndrome of adverse nutritional catabolic changes common among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Handgrip strength (HGS) was one the methods screening PEW mentioned in Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines. However, only few studies determined validity HGS detecting maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) The study aimed...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Oxidized HDL (oxHDL) may behave as proinflammatory HDL because of reduced anti-inflammatory capacity and is considered a risk factor for mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). The study presented here assessed the effect of oxHDL on protein-energy wasting (PEW) in MHD patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This prospective study exa...

Leukocyte 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is a surrogate marker of oxidant-induced DNA damage in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GST M1) is a member of the GST family of proteins, which protect cellular DNA against oxidative damage. This study tested the association of a common GST M1 gene polymorphism [GST M1(-)], known to produce a dysfun...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Epidemiologic studies show an association between higher predialysis serum phosphorus and increased death risk in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. The hypothesis that higher dietary phosphorus intake and higher phosphorus content per gram of dietary protein intake are each associated with increased mortality in MHD patients was examined. DESIGN, SETTING, PART...

This aim of this study was to observe the effects of the application of low calcium dialysate (LCD) combined with oral administration of CaCO3 in the treatment of hyperphosphatemia, as well as blood Ca2+, calcium-phosphate product (CPP), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and blood pressure in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Thirty-one maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with hyperphosphatemia, bu...

Purpose: Evaluating the nutritional status of patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis (MHD) based on CONUT score to explore its relationship Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in MHD patients. Methods: Baseline data new-coming hospital hemodialysis center our undergoing treatment for first time from January 1, 2014 June 30, 2020 was collected. events were used as end point. Patients divided into three...

Background: Malnutrition is associated with higher risk of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) has been developed as a tool to assess the nutritional risk. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the significance of the GNRI as a mortality predictor in MHD patients. Methods: We retrospectively examined the GNRI of...

Backgrounds: Patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) have a high risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between the sodium gradient and the water load of MHD patients. Methods: Eighty one MHD patients were selected in the study. The serum sodium concentration, sodium gradient, inter...