Chronic kidney disease (CKD) induces several systemic effects, including the accumulation
and production of uremic toxins responsible for the activation of various harmful processes. …

Background: Diuretic resistance is among the most challenging problems that the cardio-nephrologist
must address in daily clinical practice, with a considerable burden on hospital …

The increased prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in elderly patients recognizes, as
main cause, the long-term exposure to atherosclerosis and hypertension. Chronic ischemic …

Rational: Our aim was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) in 103 patients undergoing
chronic hemodialysis (HD) in an integrated assessment of clinical, personological, and …

Background and objective Use of mobile and web-based applications for diet and weight
management is currently increasing. However, the impact of known apps on clinical outcomes …

Purpose Gut dysbiosis has been described in advanced, but not in initial stages of CKD.
Considering the relevant impact of gut dysbiosis on renal and cardiovascular risk, its diagnosis …

Nowadays there is a widespread diffusion of mobile applications for weight and diet management.
Even though, the most popular apps are not usually experimented in clinical contexts, …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing health care problem. About 10% of the
general population is affected by CKD, representing the sixth cause of death in the world. …

Ischemic nephropathy consists of progressive renal function loss due to renal hypoxia,
inflammation, microvascular rarefaction, and fibrosis. We provide a literature review focused on …

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPTH) is a major complication in patients on maintenance
hemodialysis burdened with high cardiovascular risk. Hypertension is also a high …