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Vascular access in haemodialysis: strengthening the Achilles' heel by Riella, Miguel C., Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir

“…Dialysis vascular access continues to be both a 'lifeline' and an 'Achilles' heel' for patients on haemodialysis. In this Review, the authors address some of…”
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Chronic kidney disease and the aging population by Tonelli, Marcello, Riella, Miguel C

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Nutritional Evaluation of Patients Receiving Dialysis for the Management of Protein-Energy Wasting: What is Old and What is New? by Riella, Miguel C., MD, PhD, FACP

“…Advances in the nutritional support of hospitalized patients in the early 1970s led to the recognition that tools were needed to evaluate the nutritional…”
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Osteoprotegerin is a marker of cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3–5 by Marques, Gustavo Lenci, Hayashi, Shirley, Bjällmark, Anna, Larsson, Matilda, Riella, Miguel, Olandoski, Marcia, Lindholm, Bengt, Nascimento, Marcelo Mazza

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Osteoprotegerin (OPG), known to regulate bone mass by…”
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International Society of Nephrology's 0by25 initiative (zero preventable deaths from acute kidney injury by 2025): focus on diagnosis of acute kidney injury in low-income countries by Raimann, Jochen G, Riella, Miguel C, Levin, Nathan W

“…Abstract In developing countries with limited medical infrastructure, preservation and recovery of renal function following acute kidney injury (AKI) is…”
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World Kidney Day 2014: CKD and the Aging Population by Tonelli, Marcello, MD, SM, Riella, Miguel C., MD, PhD, FACP

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Declaration of the Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Riella, Miguel C

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Sleep disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis: comparison between hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and automated peritoneal dialysis by Losso, Ricardo L. M., Minhoto, Gisele R., Riella, Miguel C.

“…Sleep disorders for patients on dialysis are significant causes of a poorer quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality. No study has evaluated…”
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Chronic kidney disease: chronic kidney disease and the ageing population by Tonelli, Marcello, Riella, Miguel C

“…'Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older people' is the focus of World Kidney Day 2014. In this article, we discuss the key links between kidney function, age,…”
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The New Brazilian Journal of Nephrology (BJN) by Riella, Miguel C

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Safety and efficacy of arteriovenous fistula angioplasties performed by nephrologists: report from a Brazilian interventional nephrology center by Franco, Ricardo P., Riella, Miguel C., Chula, Domingos C., Alcântara, Marcia T. de, Nascimento, Marcelo M. do

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are the first choice vascular access for hemodialysis. However, they present a high incidence of venous…”
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Reimbursement and economic factors influencing dialysis modality choice around the world by Just, Paul M., de Charro, Frank Th, Tschosik, Elizabeth A., Noe, Les L., Bhattacharyya, Samir K., Riella, Miguel C.

“…The worldwide incidence of kidney failure is on the rise and treatment is costly; thus, the global burden of illness is growing. Kidney failure patients…”
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A large, international study on post-transplant glomerular diseases: the TANGO project by Uffing, Audrey, Pérez-Sáez, Maria José, La Manna, Gaetano, Comai, Giorgia, Fischman, Clara, Farouk, Samira, Manfro, Roberto Ceratti, Bauer, Andrea Carla, Lichtenfels, Bruno, Mansur, Juliana B, Tedesco-Silva, Hélio, Kirsztajn, Gianna M, Manonelles, Anna, Bestard, Oriol, Riella, Miguel Carlos, Hokazono, Silvia Regina, Arias-Cabrales, Carlos, David-Neto, Elias, Ventura, Carlucci Gualberto, Akalin, Enver, Mohammed, Omar, Khankin, Eliyahu V, Safa, Kassem, Malvezzi, Paolo, O'Shaughnessy, Michelle Marie, Cheng, Xingxing S, Cravedi, Paolo, Riella, Leonardo V

“…Long-term outcomes in kidney transplantation (KT) have not significantly improved during the past twenty years. Despite being a leading cause of graft failure,…”
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Chronic kidney disease and the ageing population by Tonelli, Marcello, Riella, Miguel C.

“…'Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older people' is the focus of World Kidney Day 2014. In this article, we discuss the key links between kidney function, age,…”
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APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease in Brazil by Riella, Cristian, Siemens, Tobias A, Wang, Minxian, Campos, Rodrigo P, Moraes, Thyago P, Riella, Leonardo V, Friedman, David J, Riella, Miguel C, Pollak, Martin R

“…Coding variants in apolipoprotein L-1 (APOL1) are associated with an increased risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESRD) in African American individuals under a…”
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Prediction of brachial artery blood flow for fistula creation by Riella, Miguel C., Asif, Arif

“…Caroli et al . recently used a haemodynamic computational model to simulate changes in vessel dimensions and blood flow volumes in response to arteriovenous…”
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Haemodialysis: prediction of brachial artery blood flow for fistula creation by Riella, Miguel C, Asif, Arif

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EFFECT OF ORAL N-ACETYLCYSTEINE TREATMENT ON PLASMA INFLAMMATORY AND OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS: A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY by NASCIMENTO, Marcelo M, SULIMAN, Mohamed E, SILVA, Margarete, CHINAGLIA, Tiago, MARCHIORO, Josiane, HAYASHI, ShirleyY, RIELLA, Miguel C, LINDHOLM, Bengt, ANDERSTAM, Björn

“…Inflammation and oxidative stress (OS) are cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic kidney disease. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a thiol-containing…”
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Brazilian Journal of Nephrology: looking ahead by Riella, Miguel C

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Associations between renal function, volume status and endotoxaemia in chronic kidney disease patients by Gonçalves, Simone, Pecoits-Filho, Roberto, Perreto, Sônia, Barberato, Silvio H., Stinghen, Andréa E. M., Lima, Emmanuel G. A., Fuerbringer, Roseana, Sauthier, Sirlene M., Riella, Miguel C.

“…Inflammation is an important predictor of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the mechanisms…”
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