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| R K DhingraSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Type of vascular access and mortality in U.S. hemodialysis patientsR K Dhingra
Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Kidney Int 60:1443-51. 2001..Vascular access (VA) complications account for 16 to 25% of hospital admissions. This study tested the hypothesis that the type of VA in use is correlated with overall mortality and cause-specific mortality...
Analysis of variable flow Doppler hemodialysis access flow measurements and comparison with ultrasound dilutionW F Weitzel
Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 38:935-40. 2001..This method appears capable of determining access flow rates in the clinically useful range...
Use of ACE inhibitors is associated with prolonged survival of arteriovenous graftsR Gradzki
Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 38:1240-4. 2001..These results suggest that ACE inhibitors offer clinical promise in the prevention of PTFE graft failure. A prospective randomized trial is warranted to confirm the benefit of ACE inhibitors...
Posttransplant bone disease: a case illustrating dramatic improvements in bone density with vitamin D replacement therapyR K Dhingra
Nephrology Division, University of Michigan Medical Center, 315 W. Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4262
Transplantation 71:1856-9. 2001..This response to treatment could not have been achieved with an antiresorptive strategy. Optimal management of posttransplant bone disease requires a diagnostic approach, which considers all plausible contributing factors...
Dialysis dose and body mass index are strongly associated with survival in hemodialysis patientsFriedrich K Port
Department of Internal Medicine, Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center, The University of Michigan, 315 W Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 13:1061-6. 2002..Further reductions in mortality might be possible with increased HD dose...
