Predictors of Vascular Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of both cardiovascular mortality and vascular calcification is much higher in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) than in the general population so early detection and intervention of VC may prevent or delay the progression and achieve improved patient outcomes. Objectives: To detect different predictors of vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients. Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study that included 85 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on regular dialysis 47 males and 38 females ranged between 18 and 80 years old selected from

Dialysis Water Quality and Its Impact on Maintenance for the Hemodialysis Community

“…Only the developed countries can maintain the quality of dialysis water as per the international standards due to the availability of resources. The rural areas of developing countries are facing a severe lack of resources to maintain the dialysis water quality as per the international standards [1][2][3][4]. Therefore, the objective of the paper is to understand the health impacts of different contaminants to the HD community as well as the contaminants present in HD water other than AAMI recommendation in Various HD centers.…”