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Mineral and Bone Metabolism Markers and Mortality in Diabetic Patients on Haemo...
Martín-Carro, B; Navarro-González, JF; Ortiz, A; Zoccali, C; Floege, J; Ferreira, MA; Gorriz-Teruel, JL; Carrillo-López, N; Panizo, S; Locatelli, FBackground: Diabetic patients on haemodialysis have a higher risk of mortality than non-diabetic patients. The aim of this COSMOS (Current management of secondary hyperparathyroidism: a multicentre observational study) analysis was to assess whether bone and mineral laboratory values [calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH)] contribute to this risk. Methods: COSMOS is a multicentre, open-cohort, 3-yea...
Cognitive Disorders in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Approaches to Prev...
Pépin, M; Klimkowicz‐Mrowiec, A; Godefroy, O; Delgado, P; Carriazo, S; Ferreira, AC; Golenia, A; Malyszko, J; Grodzicki, T; Giannakou, K; Paolisso, GBackground: Cognitive impairment is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and early intervention may prevent the progression of this condition. Methods: Here, we review interventions for the complications of CKD (anemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, metabolic acidosis, harmful effects of dialysis, the accumulation of uremic toxins) and for prevention of vascular events, interventions that may ...
The European Certificate in Nephrology: Towards Harmonization and Excellence in...
Cannata-Andía, J; Weinstein, T; Slotki, I; Ferreira, A; Zoccali, C; Lappin, DNephrology is a young medical specialty that has evolved and expanded during the last 4 decades of the past century, becoming recognized as one of the most innovative and challenging medical specialties. The training of nephrology takes place mainly in public hospitals, and there are important variations in the duration and assessment of training among the European countries. The Union of European Medical Speci...
Risk of Hospitalization Associated With Body Mass Index and Weight Changes Amon...
Carrero, J; Rodríguez-Cabezas, I; Qureshi, A; Floege, J; Ketteler, M; London, G; Locatelli, F; Memmos, D; Goldsmith, D; Ferreira, A; Nagy, J; Teplan, VThe impact of body mass index (BMI) and body weight on hospitalization rates in haemodialysis patients is unknown. This study hypothesizes that being either underweight or obese is associated with a higher hospitalization rate. Observational study of 6296 European haemodialysis patients with prospective data collection and follow-up every six months for three years (COSMOS study). The risk of being hospitalized...