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Cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of death in renal transplant patients. Arterial stiffness measurement is a risk marker for cardiovascular events. The recipient’s age, blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidem...

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular diseases are the main reason of death in patients with renal transplantation (Rtx). Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is produced by osteoblasts and is linked to increased cardiovascular risk in Rtx. OPG ac...

Cardiovascular disease and diabetic nephropahty account for much of the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes mellitus. Genotypic abnormalities of the reninangiotensin system have been suggested as a risk fact...

OBJECTIVES: CKD is a worldwide threat to public health. Approximately 1.8 million people are currently being treated with renal replacement therapy including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplantation. The eti...

Renal infarction is an uncommon diagnosis with an incidence of about 0.007% of emergency department admissions. It is often mimicked by other more common diseases such as urolithiasis or other abdominal lesions at clinic...

This study is performed in Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Haemodialysis Unit. 172 patients (mean age 45 years; 109 males, 63 females) regularly dialysed for at least longer than 3 months in our unit betw...