5. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that, in advanced CKD, the “3P’s” approach with a probiotics-supplemented low protein diet reduces traditional uremic, microbiota-derived and atherogenic uremic toxins, seems to delay the progression to end stage renal disease, reduces drug overload, and imp...
Introduction. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet (MD) on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and cardiac geometry in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis (CKD-5D), given the high prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity in this population...
5. Conclusions Although nowadays (VLCD) are not routinely proposed to DM 1 patients as an alternative nutritional plan, this retrospective study has shown that they seem safe and effective if adopted under tight medical control with a proper adjustment in insulin therapy. Long-term outcomes of V...
The parameters considered in each patient’s evaluation for this study are reported inTable 3. Table 3.Number of patients, biological sex, age, AST (U/L), ALT (U/L), γ GT (U/L), glycaemia (U/L), triglycerides (mg/dL), total cholesterol (mg/dL), LDL (mg/dL), HDL (mg/dL...
Table 5. Crude and adjusted hazard ratios of serum magnesium (per 1 mg/dL) for prediction of cardiovascular (CVD) and all-cause mortality in 117 patients with CKD stage 5D. In unadjusted Cox regression analysis, every 1 mg/dL of increase in sMg decreased CVD and all-cause mortality risk...