Browsing by Subject "phosphate blood level"

Age dependence of brachial cuff-based ambulatory PWV in end-stage kidney disease patients undergoing long-term peritoneal dialysis

Vaios V., Georgianos P.I., Vareta G., Divanis D., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2022)

Background: The newly introduced device Mobil-O-Graph (IEM, Stolberg, Germany) combines brachial cuff oscillometry and pulse wave analysis, enabling the determination of pulse wave velocity (PWV) via complex mathematic ...

Association between dietary intake and nutritional status in Eastern Mediterranean patients receiving hemodialysis

Markaki A., Psylinakis E., Theodoridis X., DImitropoulakis P., Charonitaki A., Spyridaki A. (2020)

BACKGROUND: Studies on hemodialysis (HD) patients reveal suboptimal dietary intakes, which have been linked to protein-energy wasting and its detrimental consequences. OBJECTIVE: Given the paucity of data regarding nutrient ...

A comparative analysis of ambulatory BP profile and arterial stiffness between CAPD and APD

Vaios V., Georgianos P.I., Vareta G., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2022)

Prior studies have associated automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) with less effective volume and blood pressure (BP) control as compared with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Our study aimed to compare the ...

Fanconi syndrome in the adulthood. The role of early diagnosis and treatment

Karatzas A.D., Paridis D., Kozyrakis D., Tzortzis V., Samarinas M., Dailiana Z., Karachalios T. (2017)

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Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) and Klotho Protein in Beta-Thalassemia

Stefanopoulos D., Nasiri-Ansari N., Dontas I., Vryonidou A., Galanos A., Psaridi L., Fatouros I.G., Mastorakos G., Papavassiliou A.G., Kassi E., Tournis S. (2020)

Derangements in phosphate and calcium homeostasis are common in patients with beta-thalassemia. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is among the main hormones regulating phosphate levels, while several studies underline ...

Phosphorus nutritional knowledge among dialysis health care providers and patients: A multicenter observational study

Pafili Z., Maridaki M., Giannaki C., Karatzaferi C., Liakopoulos V., Eleftheriadis T., Stefanidis I., Sakkas G. (2019)

Background-aims: Phosphorus nutritional knowledge level of hemodialysis patients and renal nurses has been found to be low, while respective knowledge of nephrologists has not been studied yet. There are equivocal results ...

The prognostic role of micronutrient status and supplements in COVID-19 outcomes: A systematic review

Pechlivanidou E., Vlachakis D., Tsarouhas K., Panidis D., Tsitsimpikou C., Darviri C., Kouretas D., Bacopoulou F. (2022)

Micronutrients constitute an adjuvant treatment for respiratory viral infections. Since there is no effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19 yet, adjuvant intervention for the survival of critically ill patients may be ...

Restless legs syndrome and mortality in hemodialysis patients

Stefanidis I., Vainas A., Giannaki C.D., Dardiotis E., Spanoulis A., Sounidaki M., Eleftheriadis T., Liakopoulos V., Karatzaferi C., Sakkas G.K., Zintzaras E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M. (2016)

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Simulating real-life exposures to uncover possible risks to human health: A proposed consensus for a novel methodological approach

Tsatsakis A.M., Kouretas D., Tzatzarakis M.N., Stivaktakis P., Tsarouhas K., Golokhvast K.S., Rakitskii V.N., Tutelyan V.A., Hernandez A.F., Rezaee R., Chung G., Fenga C., Engin A.B., Neagu M., Arsene A.L., Docea A.O., Gofita E., Calina D., Taitzoglou I., Liesivuori J., Hayes A.W., Gutnikov S., Tsitsimpikou C. (2017)

In real life, consumers are exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals via food, water and commercial products consumption. Since risk assessment usually focuses on individual compounds, the current regulatory approach doesn't ...