Search Results - "Rizza, Giovanni Manca"
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Anaemia and resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents as prognostic factors in haemodialysis patients: results from the RISCAVID study
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-08-2011)“…Background. Resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is often associated with chronic inflammation. Here, we investigated how anaemia, ESA…”
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Interleukin-6 is a stronger predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality than C-reactive protein in haemodialysis patients
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-05-2004)“…Background. Despite the well known association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and cardiovascular mortality, no study has so far verified whether IL-6 adds…”
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A pharmacoeconomic analysis of phosphate binders cost-effectiveness in the RISCAVID study
Published in Blood purification (01-01-2015)“…A pharmacoeconomic analysis of the RISCAVID database aimed at assessing the cost effectiveness of phosphate binders in preventing CV mortality and morbidity…”
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A vitamin E-coated polysulfone membrane reduces serum levels of inflammatory markers and resistance to erythropoietin-stimulating agents in hemodialysis patients: results of a randomized cross-over multicenter trial
Published in Blood purification (01-01-2011)“…Oxidative stress is prevalent in dialysis patients and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and anemia. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble…”
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Effect of simvastatin on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentration in patients with chronic kidney disease
Published in Journal of nephrology (01-01-2008)“…The endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), is a strong cardiovascular (CV) risk marker in patients with…”
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In vivo and in vitro effects of simvastatin on inflammatory markers in pre-dialysis patients
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-02-2006)“…Background. The beneficial effects of statins in reducing cardiovascular events have been attributed predominantly to their lipid-lowering effects, recent…”
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Interleukin-8 is a powerful prognostic predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in dialytic patients
Published in Nephron. Clinical practice (01-01-2006)“…Cohort studies have demonstrated an association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in…”
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Warfarin-induced calciphylaxis-related skin ulceration in patients with end-stage renal disease: case report and literature review
Published in Journal of wound care (02-08-2024)“…Calciphylaxis is a rare but highly disabling disease, occurring both in chronic kidney disease (CKD) with renal replacement therapy (RRT) and in normal renal…”
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Severe hypotension during hemofiltration in an uremic patient with metabolic alkalosis
Published in Renal failure (01-01-2004)“…We describe a case of medication induced metabolic alkalosis in a maintenance dialysis patient who developed severe hypotension while undergoing a lactate…”
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FP759A PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE BINDERS COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN THE RISCAVID STUDY
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Effects on inflammatory and nutritional markers of haemodiafiltration with online regeneration of ultrafiltrate (HFR) vs online haemodiafiltration: a cross-over randomized multicentre trial
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-03-2006)“…Background. HFR [double chamber haemodiafiltration (HDF) with reinfusion of regenerated ultrafiltrate] is a novel dialytic method which combines the processes…”
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Simvastatin and fluvastatin reduce interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated production by isolated human monocytes from chronic kidney disease patients
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-07-2007)“…Abstract Background Statins reduce lipid levels, inflammation and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease; CKD patients show increased…”
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Nutritional status and dietary manipulation in predialysis chronic renal failure patients
Published in Journal of renal nutrition (01-07-2004)“…A properly implemented dietary treatment for patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) can correct several metabolic and endocrine disturbances and delay…”
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Ceruloplasmin and acute phase protein levels are associated with cardiovascular disease in chronic dialysis patients
Published in Journal of nephrology (01-09-2004)“…The most frequent cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients is cardiovascular disease (CVD), and chronic inflammation has been identified as an…”
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Effect of telmisartan on the proteinuria and circadian blood pressure profile in chronic renal patients
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-05-2003)“…Telmisartan is a type 1 angiotensin II (AT 1) receptor blocker, effective and safe in the treatment of arterial hypertension. However, data with respect to…”
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