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Despite increasing financial and human resources invested, the disappointing rate of hypertension (HT) control continues to pose a challenge to health care providers in the civilized world. Low HT control is associated with the poor... more
Clinical guidelines for decision-making in chronic kidney disease (CKD) consider parathormone (PTH) levels. The measured PTH values differ if novel full length PTH(1-84) assays are used instead of earlier intact iPTH assays. In this study... more
This study was undertaken to determine whether abolition of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) could reduce blood pressure (BP) in patients with refractory hypertension. In 11 refractory... more
Frequent or occasional symptomatic intradialytic hypotension during hemodialysis may influence patients' well being, but its effects on survival, independent of comorbidities, have not previously been investigated.Objective: To assess... more
Experimental and clinical trials in the field of bone biology helped to clarify the role of receptors, which belong to the tumor necrosis factor family, such as osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB (RANK), in... more
Previous studies demonstrated that different parameters of arterial stiffness are related to cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. The relative prognostic value of these parameters has not previously been evaluated in one... more
Sponsorship: This study was supported by grants-in-aid from the Medical Research Council of Canada (MT12579), Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (NA3664) and the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Dr Tisler was a renal fellow from the Ist... more
The thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (TSC) is involved in the fine regulation of sodium excretion by the kidney, and an increase in its activity causes salt-sensitive hypertension and hypercalciuria. To explore the possibility that... more
Guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to improve blood pressure control, but the attitudes of primary care physicians and their hypertensive patients towards its use are not known. A 28-item self-administered survey... more