• Accidental acute metabolic acidosis due to inappropriate selection of bicarbonate concentrate 

      Golphinopoulos, S.; Oustabasidou, N.; Liakopoulos, V.; Kiropoulos, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2005)
      Haemodialysis using a bicarbonate concentrate (bicarbonate dialysis) is the treatment modality of choice for correction of metabolic acidosis in chronic renal failure. However, improper ratios of acid and bicarbonate ...
    • Plasma endothelin-1 in hemodialysis treatment - the influence of hypertension 

      Stefanidis, I.; Wurth, P.; Mertens, P. R.; Ikonomov, V.; Philippidis, G.; Golphinopoulos, S.; Makropoulos, V.; Liakopoulos, V.; Mann, H.; Heintz, B. (2004)
      In patients on chronic hemodialysis hypotensive episodes are frequently encountered during the course of treatment and the prevalence of atherosclerosis is increased. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), an endothelium-derived peptide ...