Rajiv Saran, MD, Bruce Robinson, MD, Kevin C. Abbott, MD, Lawrence YC Agodoa, MD,
Patrick Albertus, MPH, John Ayanian, MD, Rajesh Balkrishnan, PhD, Jennifer Bragg …

In the general population, obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and
decreased survival. In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), however, an “obesity …

A significant number of dietary restrictions are imposed traditionally and uniformly on
maintenance dialysis patients, whereas there is very little data to support their benefits …

The US Renal Data System (USRDS) is the largest and most comprehensive national end-
stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) surveillance system in the …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether dry weight gain accompanied by an increase in muscle
mass is associated with a survival benefit in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis …

Background Maintenance hemodialysis is typically prescribed thrice weekly irrespective of a
patient's residual kidney function (RKF). We hypothesized that a less frequent schedule at …

BACKGROUND: Identification of predictors of hyporesponsiveness to erythropoietin-
stimulating agents (ESAs) in hemodialysis (HD) patients may help improve anemia …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects> 10% of the adult population. Each year,
approximately 120,000 Americans develop end-stage kidney disease and initiate dialysis …

Results: Patients were 49±13 years old and included 49% women, 45% diabetics, and 27%
African Americans. In Cox models adjusted for case-mix, nutrition-inflammation complex …

An estimated 4 million Americans have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The
risks of incident and progressive chronic kidney disease and of mortality in patients with …