Washington, DC - A secondary analysis of the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study highlights the significant biases in trial results that can occur when as-treated vs intention-to-treat methodology is applied [ ...

We hypothesized that after improved accounting for confounding factors, higher SBP would be associated with a higher risk of all-cause and CV mortality in patients on haemodialysis. To test this ...

The most comprehensive, randomized clinical trial of hemodialysis therapy to-date has confirmed the adequacy of current dosage guidelines. The researchers also found that using high-flux filters to ...

For hemodialysis patients, undergoing dialysis for eight hours overnight, three times weekly, reduces the risk of death by nearly 80 percent, compared to conventional, four-hour dialysis, according to ...

Dialysis patients using a more traditional home hemodialysis procedure have lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than patients using a less invasive peritoneal catheter for dialysis at home, ...

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global innovator in kidney care and vital organ support, today announced new data showing expanded hemodialysis, known as HDx ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found it feasible for patients with incident kidney dysfunction requiring dialysis to receive ...

To the Editor: We are concerned about the conclusions of the report by Eknoyan et al. on the multimillion-dollar Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study (Dec. 19 issue) 1 that support the continued use of the ...

Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (VTV-BPV) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events and death in the general population. We sought to determine the association of VTV-BPV with ...

In a large observational study of patients receiving home kidney dialysis, home hemodialysis was associated with improvements in key cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis; however, ...