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Chemical can reproduce complications for some patients
May 01, 2009 |
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Medical science took a giant leap forward with the development of techniques that, at least temporarily, perform the function of vital organs. These processes, including the use of the heart-lung machine and renal dialysis, ...
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Dialysis safe for kidney patients' heart health
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN ...
Before starting dialysis, patients need nephrologist care
Mar 25, 2009 |
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For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), receiving care from a nephrologist in the months before starting dialysis reduces the risk of death during the first year on dialysis, reports a study in the May 2009 issue ...
Blood pressure test reveals heart disease risk in patients with early stages of CKD
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Pulse pressure, an inexpensive and noninvasive measurement derived from blood pressure readings, can effectively indicate which patients with kidney disease are at increased risk of developing potentially fatal heart complications, ...
Paper: Dialysis patients not told of transplants
Sep 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thousands of kidney patients in the United States start dialysis without first being told of kidney transplants that would be cheaper and lead to longer lives, according to a four-month newspaper investigation published ...
Travel may be hazardous to dialysis patients
Oct 30, 2009 |
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If you're sick, traveling to a foreign land may boost your spirits, but jeopardize your health, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in ...
Depressed dialysis patients more likely to be hospitalized or die
Sep 12, 2008 |
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Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.
The cost of improving dialysis care
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, ...
Different treatments for acute kidney failure appear to often have similar outcomes
Feb 19, 2008 |
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An analysis of studies examining treatments for acute kidney failure indicates that intermittent hemodialysis and continuous kidney replacement therapy appear to lead to similar clinical outcomes, including a similar risk ...
More intensive dialysis does not improve outcomes among patients with acute kidney injury
May 23, 2008 |
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No significant difference in death rates or other outcomes was found between a group of patients with acute kidney injury that received intensive dialysis and another group that received a more standard regimen of dialysis, ...
Study compares survival following different heart disease treatments in patients with ESRD
Nov 06, 2008 |
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For patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis who also must be treated for heart disease, stents provide the best one-year survival compared with other revascularization treatments, but bypass surgery provides ...
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