Objective.— To review limitations of the use of serum anion gap in clinical practice. Data
Sources.— Original reports and reviews. Study Selection.— Sources containing the most recent …

Accurate information on prevalence and status of blood pressure control among US
hemodialysis patients is lacking. We have surveyed the status of blood pressure control in 649 …

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), an endogenous hormone synthesized by the cardiac atria,
has been shown to improve renal function in multiple animal models of acute renal failure. In …

Hypertension (HTN) is ubiquitous in the renal failure patient. It has long been thought that
renal disease interferes with salt excretion, leading to volume overload and consequent …

Background The Inspiris Resilia (Edwards Lifesciences LLC) bioprosthesis has gained
widespread use in the aortic position; however no robust data are available about its use in the …

The current study was performed to investigate the effects of dietary heat-killed Lactobacillus
plantarum (HK L-137) on growth, digestive enzyme activity, intestinal morphology and …

There are no epidemiologic studies documenting the prevalence of hyperparathyroidism in
the US hemodialysis population. We looked at a random sample of 612 hemodialysis …

Azolla meal was included in fish feed at different levels (10%, 20%, and 30%) and was fed
to genetically-improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) for 90 days. The obtained results demonstrated …

The current study was conducted to evaluate the synergetic effects of heat-killed Lactobacillus
plantarum (HK L-137) and β-glucan (BG) on digestive enzyme activity and intestinal …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have quantified the effect of hypertension on survival in the
haemodialysis (HD) population. We have previously reported lack of adverse effect of …