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The impact of comorbidity on survival after hemorrhagic stroke among dialysis patients: a nationwide population-based study
Conclusions: Dialysis patients who have history of prior stroke, diabetes and malignancy have worse survival than patients without these comorbidities. Attention must focus on providing optimal medical care after hemorrhagic stroke for these target groups to reduce mortality.
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 27, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chun-Yu LinChih-Chiang ChienHung-An ChenFu-Mei SuJhi-Joung WangChe-Chuan WangChin-Chen ChuYeong-Jang Lin Source Type: research

Evaluation of cardiovascular disease burden and therapeutic goal attainment in US adults with chronic kidney disease: an analysis of national health and nutritional examination survey data, 2001--2010
Conclusions: Individuals with CKD have a high prevalence of CV-related comorbidities. However, attainment of LDL-C or BP goals was low regardless of disease stage. These findings highlight the potential for intensive risk factor modification to maximize CV event reduction in CKD patients at high risk for CHD.
Source: BMC Nephrology - June 27, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Andreas KuznikJack MardekianLisa Tarasenko Source Type: research

Do higher dialysate calcium concentrations increase vascular stiffness in haemodialysis patients as measured by aortic pulse wave velocity?
Background: Haemodialysis patients have an increased prevalence of hypertension and risk of cardiovascular mortality and stroke. Higher dialysate calcium concentrations have been reported to cause both an acute and chronic increase in arterial stiffness. We therefore looked at changes in arterial stiffness in established haemodialysis patients to determine whether there was a threshold effect of dialysate calcium concentration linked to change in arterial stiffness. Methods: We performed pulse wave velocity measurements six months apart in patients dialysing with calcium concentrations of 1.0, 1.25, 1.35 and>=1.5 mmol/l. R...
Source: BMC Nephrology - September 8, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Evangelia CharitakiAndrew Davenport Source Type: research