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| Steven Van LaeckeSummaryAffiliation: Ghent University Country: Belgium Publications
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Posttransplantation hypomagnesemia and its relation with immunosuppression as predictors of new-onset diabetes after transplantationS Van Laecke
Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Am J Transplant 9:2140-9. 2009..We confirm that the use of CNI is associated with NODAT, but, to a large extent, this effect seems attributable to the induction of hypomagnesemia. After adjustment for Mg, sirolimus was also associated with NODAT...
Hypomagnesemia and the risk of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantationSteven Van Laecke
Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Liver Transpl 16:1278-87. 2010..Other risk factors are age, biopsy-proven acute rejection, and CMV infection...
Thrombotic microangiopathy: a role for magnesium?Steven Van Laecke
Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Thromb Haemost 107:399-408. 2012....
The relation between hypomagnesaemia and vascular stiffness in renal transplant recipientsSteven Van Laecke
Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:2362-9. 2011..As hypomagnesaemia is common in renal transplant recipients (RTR), we examined its potential association with arterial stiffness...
Aortic stiffness and central wave reflections predict outcome in renal transplant recipientsFrancis Verbeke
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Hypertension 58:833-8. 2011..Combined measurement of pulse wave velocity and central augmentation pressure may contribute to an accurate cardiovascular risk estimation in this heterogeneous population...
Human cytomegalovirus and kidney transplantation: a clinician's updateKristel De Keyzer
Renal Division, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Am J Kidney Dis 58:118-26. 2011..In this review, we highlight the most relevant topics on CMV and kidney transplantation based on current evidence and guidelines...
Statin use and the presence of microalbuminuria. Results from the ERICABEL trial: a non-interventional epidemiological cohort studyArjan Van der Tol
Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
PLoS ONE 7:e31639. 2012..But statins may also generate tubular MAU. The current observational study evaluated the impact of statin use on the interpretation of MAU as a predictor or marker of cardiovascular or renal disease...
De novo thrombotic microangiopathy induced by cytomegalovirus infection leading to renal allograft lossKristel De Keyzer
Renal Division, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Am J Nephrol 32:491-6. 2010..We describe a new case of de novo TMA in association with cytomegalovirus infection 25 years after kidney transplantation...
The middle-molecule hypothesis 30 years after: lost and rediscovered in the universe of uremic toxicity?Raymond Vanholder
Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
J Nephrol 21:146-60. 2008..The continuing search for new culprits will result in therapeutic options including improved removal of uremic solutes and/or the search for pharmacological strategies blocking responsible pathophysiological pathways...
What is new in uremic toxicity?Raymond Vanholder
Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, OK12, De Pintelaan, 185, Gent, Belgium
Pediatr Nephrol 23:1211-21. 2008..The results of recent studies suggest that these strategies have better outcomes, thereby clinically corroborating the importance attributed in bench studies to these "difficult to remove" molecules...
The fate of older diabetic patients on peritoneal dialysis: myths and mysteries and suggestions for further researchSteven Van Laecke
Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
Perit Dial Int 27:611-8. 2007..All these topics require further clarification and investigation...
Online hemodiafiltrationSteven Van Laecke
Nephrology Section of Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
Artif Organs 30:579-85. 2006..Research has been ongoing to maximize further the effectiveness of the technique by new technical innovations such as transmembrane-pressure feedback control or mid-dilution online HDF...
