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APP Pharmaceuticals to Be Acquired by Fresenius
WELT ONLINE, Germany - Jul 6, 2008
"We are proud to have consistently provided injectable pharmaceutical products of the highest quality to patients in the acute care setting over the past ...APPX - FRA:FREG - FRA:FRE3
NxStage Expands System One(TM) Network Coverage for ESRD Patients
FOXBusiness - Jun 27, 2008
In addition, the statements in this press release represent NxStage's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. ...NXTM - OTC:CMTX
Organ donor scheme gets boost from pharmacies
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Jul 6, 2008
In the last seven weeks, 12 more patients? conditions have deteriorated to the point where they need a life-saving organ transplant. ...
Staph infections carry long-term risks
Media Newswire (press release), NY - Jul 7, 2008
A study led by Dr. Susan Huang shows that almost one-quarter of the patients who acquire the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA (Methicillin-resistant ...
Affymax Initiates Clinical Trial of Hematide? to Evaluate ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jun 30, 2008
The Phase 2 clinical trial is a randomized, controlled study that is expected to enroll approximately 120 hemodialysis patients who have not had treatment ...AFFY
Dialysis patient shed 12st
Hamilton Advertiser news, UK - Jun 26, 2008
A LARKHALL dialysis patient who had been struggling with mobility problems has made remarkable progress. John Turner signed up for the Active Living ...
Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. Appoints Dr. James D. Cook to ...
Primenewswire (press release), CA - Jun 17, 2008
These exclusive renal drug therapies support disease management initiatives to improve the quality of life and care of dialysis patients and are designed to ...RMTI
Some doctors angry with Congress
Times Record News, TX - Jun 30, 2008
The incentive to accept new Medicare patients dwindles because of the 10.6 percent cut, Greer, a family practice physician, said. "It decreases the quality ...
DaVita Strives to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Overall Costs ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jun 23, 2008
Workshops also focus on preparing patients for life on dialysis, or a kidney transplant if needed. The program's goal is to impact the lives of the more ...DVA
Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. Appoints Dr. Richard Zager to ...
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Hematocrit Level and Associated Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients -
JZ MA, JIM EBBEN, H XIA, AJ COLLINS - J Am Soc Nephrol, 1999 - jasn.org
... REGULAR ARTICLES. ... white, Native American, and other), causes of ESRD, date of death ...
levels on these claims reflect only those hemodialysis patients receiving EPO ...

Risks of Morbidity and Mortality in Dialysis Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery -
JY Liu, NJO Birkmeyer, JH Sanders, JR Morton, HF … - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Collections under which this article appears: CV surgery ... with readmission for surgery
at a later date. ... of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, was determined ...

Hemodialysis vascular access morbidity -
HI Feldman, S Kobrin, A Wasserstein - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1996 - jasn.org
... Search Google Scholar for Other Citing Articles ... Home page Z. Luo, GY Akita, T. Date,
C. Treleaven ... to the Measurement of Access Flow in Hemodialysis Patients J. Am ...

[CITATION] … Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS): How Can We Improve the Care of Hemodialysis Patients? -
DA Goodkin, DL Mapes, PJ Held - Semin Dial, 2001 - Blackwell Synergy
... Analgesic prescription patterns among hemodialysis patients in the DOPPS ... Online
publication date: 1 - Jun - 2004 . ... and References Full Text Article Full Article ...

Comparison of survival probabilities for dialysis patients vs cadaveric renal transplant recipients -
FK Port, RA Wolfe, EA Mauger, DP Berling, K Jiang - JAMA, 1993 - Am Med Assoc
... based on the waiting time from date of wait ... description of comparative mortality
risks for dialysis and transplant ... THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES. ...

… of Hepatitis C Virus RNA after {alpha}-Interferon Therapy in Dialysis Patients Is Sustained after … -
N Kamar, O Toupance, M Buchler, K Sandres-Saune, J … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2003 - Am Soc Nephrol
... To date, there is no available treatment of hepatitis C ... In conclusion, hemodialysis
patients waiting for a RT need ... This article has been cited by other articles ...

Serum albumin is a strong predictor of death in chronic dialysis patients -
K Iseki, N Kawazoe, K Fukiyama - Kidney Int, 1993 - nature.com
... clinical data such as sex, starting date of dialysis ... Med 84:855?862, 1988 | Article |
PubMed | ISI ... Lew NL: Death risk in hemodialysis patients: The predictive ...

Sudden and cardiac death rates in hemodialysis patients. -
AJ Bleyer, GB Russell, SG Satko - Kidney International, 1999 - pt.wkhealth.com
... that this error accounted for the majority of cases where the date of death was ... Citing
Articles TOP. Characteristics of sudden death in hemodialysis patients. ...

The dose of hemodialysis and patient mortality. -
PJ Held, FK Port, RA Wolfe, DC Stannard, CE … - Kidney International, 1996 - pt.wkhealth.com
... fifteen years old, or because the start of ESRD date could not be identified. Another
2% of patients were deleted because their hemodialysis prescription was ...

[CITATION] The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study(DOPPS): An international hemodialysis study -
EW Young, DA Goodkin, DL Mapes, FK Port, ML Keen, … - Kidney International, 2000 - Blackwell Synergy
... Analgesic prescription patterns among hemodialysis patients in the DOPPS ... Online
publication date: 1 - Jun - 2004 . ... and References Full Text Article Full Article ...

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Vitamin E-Coated Dialysis Filters Help Fight Anemia In Hemodialysis Patients

Article Date: 20 Nov 2006 - 0:00am (PST)
For patients on hemodialysis, the use of dialysis filters coated with vitamin E may provide a simple new approach to the common problem of anemia, reports a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.

Dr. Dinna Cruz and colleagues of San Bartolo Hospital in Vicenza, Italy, analyzed the outcomes of 172 patients in Italian dialysis centers who were switched from "regular" dialysis filters to new filters coated with vitamin E. "Vitamin E has long been known for its antioxidant properties, but oral vitamin E has not been helpful in treating dialysis-related anemia, or low red blood cell count," Dr. Cruz explains. "We hoped that these newly invented vitamin E-containing dialysis filters would have some antioxidant properties-scavenging free radicals that may cause damage to cells in the body, including red blood cells."

The patients' red blood cell counts levels increased significantly after the switch to vitamin E-coated filters and remained increased throughout the one-year study. By the end of the year, the percentage of hemodialysis patients who were at target red blood cell counts-that is, without anemia-had increased from about 50 to 80 percent.

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The patients also had a significant reduction in their required dose of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO). Normally produced by the kidneys, EPO fights anemia by inducing the bone marrow to make red blood cells and prolonging the life span of existing red blood cells. By the end of the study year, the average dose of synthetic EPO had decreased by about 23 percent, especially important considering the high cost of EPO treatment.

Anemia is one of the most frequent complications of hemodialysis and is a common cause of death in dialysis-dependent patients. "Many factors contribute to this anemia, including low levels of EPO, iron and vitamin deficiency, 'underdialysis,' and inflammation and oxidant stress," says Dr. Cruz. The use of synthetic EPO, along with intravenous iron, has been a major advance in the treatment of hemodialysis-related anemia, yet low blood counts continue to be a problem for many dialysis patients.

"We were gratified to see that the use of newer vitamin E-coated filters, which were designed to reduce oxidative stress, had visible clinical benefits," Dr. Cruz concludes. "Our patients' red blood cell counts improved within the first six months, and they needed much lower doses of synthetic EPO." With further research, vitamin E-coated filters could become a simple and practical way of reducing a common and important complication of hemodialysis.
 
The study abstract, "Effect of Vitamine E Coated Filter on Anemia in HD Patients" (SA-PO026) will be presented as part of a Poster Presentation on the topic of "Anemia in Dialysis" on Saturday, November 18 from 10:00 am-Noon in Halls A/B/C of the San Diego Convention Center.

The ASN is a not-for-profit organization of 9,500 physicians and scientists dedicated to the study of nephrology and committed to providing a forum for the promulgation of information regarding the latest research and clinical findings on kidney diseases. ASN's Renal Week 2006, the largest nephrology meeting of its kind, will provide a forum for 10,000 nephrologists, to discuss the latest findings in renal research and engage in educational sessions relating advances in the care of patients with kidney and related disorders from November 14-19 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.

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