Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality for
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although clustering of traditional risk factors with …

The kidney is a metabolically active organ that requires energy to drive processes such as
tubular reabsorption and secretion, and shows a decline in function with advancing age …

Traditional dietary recommendations to renal patients limited the intake of fruits and
vegetables because of their high potassium content. However, this paradigm is rapidly …

Background Develo** strategies for managing coronary artery calcification (CAC) in
patients with CKD is an important clinical challenge. Experimental studies have …

Hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia associate with an elevated risk of cardiovascular
events, yet the pathophysiological basis of this association is unclear. Disturbed mineral …

Results Fifty-nine subjects were enrolled in the trial, and of these, 57 completed the
intervention and were analyzed for the primary outcome. In the standard dialysate …

Dietary protein restriction has long been a cornerstone of nutritional therapy for patients with
chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, the recommended amount of dietary protein …

Magnesium (Mg) plays crucial roles in multiple essential biological processes. As the
kidneys are the primary organ responsible for maintaining the blood concentration of Mg …

Awareness of the clinical relevance of magnesium in medicine has increased over the last
years, especially for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), due to magnesium's role in …

Increasing evidence has suggested a clinical relevance of magnesium in the context of
vascular calcification and mortality among patients with CKD. Hypomagnesemia is not rare …