Browsing by Subject "HEMODIALYSIS"

Age and underdialysis as predictors of sleep disorders in peritoneal dialysis patients

Liakopoulos, V.; Stefanidis, I.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Musso, C. G.; Ioannidis, I.; Oreopoulos, D. G. (2006)

Effect of exercise training and dopamine agonists in patients with uremic restless legs syndrome: a six-month randomized, partially double-blind, placebo-controlled comparative study

Giannaki, C. D.; Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Lavdas, E.; Kyriakides, T.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2013)

Background: Restless Legs Syndrome is very common in hemodialysis patients however there are no comparative studies assessing the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological treatment to a classical treatment on parameters ...

Effects of L-Carnitine on Oxidative Stress Responses in Patients with Renal Disease

Fatouros, I. G.; Douroudos, I.; Panagoutsos, S.; Pasadakis, P.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Chatzinikolaou, A.; Sovatzidis, A.; Michailidis, Y.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Mandalidis, D.; Taxildaris, K.; Vargemezis, V. (2010)

FATOUROS, I. G., I. DOUROUDOS, S. PANAGOUTSOS, P. PASADAKIS, M. G. NIKOLAIDIS, A. CHATZINIKOLAOU, A. SOVATZIDIS, Y. MICHAILIDIS, A. Z. JAMURTAS, D. MANDALIDIS, K. TAXILDARIS, and V. VARGEMEZIS. Effects of L-Carnitine on ...

Infections in hemodialysis: a concise review. Part II: blood transmitted viral infections

Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Leivaditis, K.; Antoniadi, G.; Stefanidis, I. (2011)

Hemodialysis (HD) patients are particularly predisposed to infections. It seems that the HD procedure per se as well as disturbances in both innate and adaptive immunity significantly contribute to this susceptibility. ...

Late onset of clinically apparent central vein stenosis due to previous central venous catheter in a patient with inherited thrombophilia

Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Antoniadi, G.; Pissas, G.; Leivaditis, K.; Stefanidis, I. (2014)

We describe a case of a patient with a functional kidney transplant who was admitted to our department with clinically evident central vein stenosis (CVS) 7 years after the removal of a central venous catheter (CVC) from ...

Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in nondiabetic dialysis patients

Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Giannaki, C. D.; Liakopoulos, V.; Lavdas, E.; Damani, E.; Liakos, N.; Fezoulidis, I.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2008)

Sakkas GK, Karatzaferi C, Zintzaras E, Giannaki CD, Liakopoulos V, Lavdas E, Damani E, Liakos N, Fezoulidis I, Koutedakis Y, Stefanidis I. Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development ...

Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis

Dovas, S.; Liakopoulos, V.; Simopoulou, T.; Giannopoulou, M.; Kanaki, A.; Filippidis, G.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2008)

Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient ...

Uremic Versus Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome: Impact on Aspects Related to Quality of Life

Gkizlis, V.; Giannaki, C. D.; Karatzaferi, C.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Mihas, C.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I.; Sakkas, G. K. (2012)

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) affects both the general population and patients with chronic renal failure. Even though it has been suggested that all forms of RLS share a common pathophysi-ology, not much evidence exists ...