Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Corporate Sponsors
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Abstracts from the 4^th Slovenian Congress of Nephrology With International Participation
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Fourth Slovenian Congress of Nephrology with International Participation
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Clinical Trials in Apheresis
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Periodic Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Myasthenia Gravis Non-Responsive to Immunosuppressive Agents: An Eight Year Follow-Up
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Authors: Triantafyllou, Nik I; Grapsa, Eirini Ioannis; Kararizou, Evangelia; Psimenou, Erasmia; Lagguranis, Antonios; Dimopoulos, Athanasios

Efficacy of High-Throughput Leukocytapheresis for Rheumatoid Arthritis With a Reduced Response to Infliximab
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Authors: Sakai, Yukinao; Sakai, Saori; Otsuka, Tomoyuki; Ohno, Dai; Murasawa, Tsuneo; Munakata, Kazuo; Mizuno, Kyoichi

Identification of Hemodialysis Patients' Common Problems Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
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Authors: Tsutsui, Hideyo; Koike, Teruhiko; Yamazaki, Chikao; Ito, Akira; Kato, Fumi; Sato, Hisamitsu; Tawada, Hideo; Oshida, Yoshiharu

Clinical Importance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Nosocomial Pneumonia Due to its High Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
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Authors: Wakino, Shu; Imai, Eiko; Yoshioka, Kyoko; Kamayachi, Tadashi; Minakuchi, Hitoshi; Hayashi, Koichi; Inamoto, Hajime; Itoh, Hiroshi

Hemodialysis Versus Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Control Study of Survival in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
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Authors: Maier, Alexandra; Stocks, Franziska; Pommer, Wolfgang; Zidek, Walter; Tepel, Martin; Scholze, Alexandra

C-C Chemokine Receptor 2 Expression by Circulating Monocytes Influences Atherosclerosis in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
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Authors: Okumoto, Satoshi; Taniguchi, Yoshihiko; Nakashima, Ayumu; Masaki, Takao; Ito, Takafumi; Ogawa, Takahiko; Takasugi, Norihisa; Kohno, Nobuoki; Yorioka, Noriaki

Zinc Deficiency Anemia and Effects of Zinc Therapy in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
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Authors: Fukushima, Tatsuo; Horike, Hideyuki; Fujiki, Shigeatsu; Kitada, Shingo; Sasaki, Tamaki; Kashihara, Naoki

Ionized Alkaline Water: New Strategy for Management of Metabolic Acidosis in Experimental Animals
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Authors: Abol-Enein, Hassan; Gheith, Osama A; Barakat, Nashwa; Nour, Eman; Sharaf, Abd-Elhameed

Staphylococcus Protein A-based Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption and Thalidomide in the Treatment of Skin Manifestation of Dermatomyositis: A Case Report
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Authors: Sebastiani, Marco; Puccini, Rodolfo; Manfredi, Andreina; Manni, Elisabetta; Colaci, Michele; Mattei, Paola; Barachini, Paolo; Ferri, Clodoveo

Decreased Factor XIII Activity in a Patient With Subcutaneous Bleeding After Double Filtration Plasmapheresis
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Authors: Seishima, Mariko; Shibuya, Yoshinao; Kato, Genichi; Aoki, Takahiko

A Case Report of Severe Visceral β2-Microglobulin-derived Amyloidosis Without Obvious Joint Symptoms or Radiological Findings in a Chronic Hemodialyzed Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Authors: Koda, Ryo; Yamazaki, Hajime; Kazama, Junichiro; Ito, Tomoyuki; Saeki, Takako; Emura, Iwao; Miyamura, Syoji; Narita, Ichiei; Gejyo, Fumitake

Plasma Concentration of Pioglitazone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes on Hemodialysis
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Erratum
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Upcoming Meetings
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