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Vascular calcification in long-term haemodialysis patients in a single unit: a retrospective analysis by Goldsmith, D J, Covic, A, Sambrook, P A, Ackrill, P

“…Vascular calcification (VC), which is described in the elderly and in diabetics, is frequently seen in uraemia. It is usually regarded as having little…”
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Blood pressure reduction after parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism: further evidence implicating calcium homeostasis in blood pressure regulation by Goldsmith, D J, Covic, A A, Venning, M C, Ackrill, P

“…A link between plasma calcium, dietary cations, and blood pressure has been suspected for some time, with human, experimental animal, and epidemiological data…”
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Result of angioplasty of Brescia-Cimino haemodialysis fistulae: Medium-term follow-up by Lay, J.P.Y., Ashleigh, R.J., Tranconi, L., Ackrill, P., Al-Khaffaf, H.

“…Aim: To determine the results of transluminal angioplasty in patients with Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistulae. Patients and Methods: Thirty-one patients…”
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The treatment of nephrotic syndrome caused by primary (light chain) amyloid with vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone by WARDLEY, A. M, JAYSON, G. C, GOLDSMITH, D. J. A, VENNING, M. C, ACKRILL, P, SCARFFE, J. H

“…Three out of four patients with primary (light chain) amyloid nephrotic syndrome treated with vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone (VAD) induction…”
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Echocardiographic findings in long-term, long-hour hemodialysis patients by Covic, A, Goldsmith, D J, Georgescu, G, Venning, M C, Ackrill, P

“…This article describes the echocardiographic structural and functional findings in a cohort of 30 patients on ten or more years of uninterrupted long-hour (24…”
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Long-hours home haemodialysis—the best renal replacement therapy method? by Covic, A., Goldsmith, D.J.A., Venning, M.C., Ackrill, P.

“…Two hundred and eighty-six patients (190 males and 96 females) with end-stage renal failure (ESRD) started haemodialysis (HD) at Withington Hospital between 1…”
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Cyclosporin A and multiple fibroadenomas of the breast by Baildam, A. D., Higgins, R. M., Hurley, E., Furlong, A., Walls, J., Venning, M. C., Ackrill, P., Mansel, R. E.

“…Multiple bilateral fibroadenomas are uncommon. This finding in four women who had received renal transplants prompted further inquiry. A prospective study was…”
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Urea kinetic modelling-are any of the 'bedside' Kt/V formulae reliable enough? by COVIC, A, GOLDSMITH, D. J. A, HILL, K, VENNING, M. C, ACKRILL, P

“…Longevity on dialysis is determined by many factors. One of these has increasingly been seen to be 'dialysis dose'. There are several methods for calculating…”
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The use of desferrioximine in dialysis-associated aluminium disease by Ackrill, P, Day, J P

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Dialysis-related beta-2-microglobulin amyloidosis after long-term dialysis, and the effect of renal transplantation and cyclosporin therapy by Goldsmith, D J, Covic, A, Sambrook, P, Ackrill, P

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Vasculitis and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in the elderly by Higgins, R. M., Goldsmith, D. J., Connolly, J., Scoble, J. E., Hendry, B. M., Ackrill, P., Venning, M. C.

“…The proportion of patients with vasculitis and rapidly progressive nephritis aged 70 years or over has risen from about 10% in the 1980s to over 30% in series…”
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Interdialysis blood pressure control by long haemodialysis sessions by Goldsmith, D. J. A., Covic, A., Ackrill, P.

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Systemic amyloidosis of β2 microglobulin type by MAZANEC, K, MCCLURE, J, BARTLEY, C. J, NEWBOULD, M. J, ACKRILL, P

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Kinetics of uptake and elimination of silicic acid by a human subject: A novel application of 32Si and accelerator mass spectrometry by Popplewell, J.F, King, S.J, Day, J.P, Ackrill, P, Fifield, L.K, Cresswell, R.G, di Tada, M.L, Liu, Kexin

“…Silicon is possibly important in human physiology in protecting against the toxic effects of aluminium, but the kinetics of uptake and excretion of silicic…”
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Treating paracetamol overdose by charcoal haemoperfusion and long-hours high-flux dialysis by Higgins, R.M., Goldsmith, D.J.A., MacDiarmid-Gordon, A., Taberner, D., Venning, M.C., Ackrill, P.

“…After serious paracetamol overdose, charcoal haemoperfusion was used to remove paracetamol from the circulation, aiming to reduce the severity of subsequent…”
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Severe theophylline poisoning: charcoal haemoperfusion or haemodialysis? by Higgins, R. M., Hearing, S., Goldsmith, D. J., Keevil, B., Venning, M. C., Ackrill, P.

“…Theophylline poisoning with a blood level of 183 mg/l in a 38-year-old man was treated with activated charcoal by mouth, but despite this the blood level of…”
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Investigation and treatment of poor drains of dialysate fluid associated with anterior abdominal wall leaks in patients on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis by Litherland, J, Gibson, M, Sambrook, P, Lupton, E, Beaman, M, Ackrill, P

“…Reduced dialysate fluid volume and genital and abdominal-wall oedema occurring many months after initiation of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)…”
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Neurotoxicity associated with oral acyclovir in patients undergoing dialysis by MacDiarmaid-Gordon, A R, O'Connor, M, Beaman, M, Ackrill, P

“…Neurotoxicity associated with intravenous acyclovir therapy is well documented. We report 4 cases of acyclovir-induced neurotoxicity in dialysis patients…”
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Bone cysts and haemodialysis-related amyloidosis by Sargent, M A, Fleming, S J, Chattopadhyay, C, Ackrill, P, Sambrook, P

“…Carpal tunnel syndrome and arthropathy are frequent complications of long-term haemodialysis. Both are associated with cystic lesions of bone and are related…”
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Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by amyloid containing β2 microglobulin: a new amyloid and a complication of long term haemodialysis by MCCLURE, J, BARTLEY, C. J, ACKRILL, P

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