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Cardiorenal syndrome In ancient Eastern culture, the kidneys are a symbol of water, and the heart is a symbol of fire. These two “elements” must be in balance for a person’s spirit to be calm and his body to work well. When the kidneys do not function properly, the water element “floods and extinguishes” the […]

Often, due to the more thickened and saturated with waste products and salts blood of patients on hemodialysis treatment, it happens that the AV fistula becomes blocked. This condition is urgent and patients experience it dramatically, because hemodialysis is their life, and without a source – it is really at serious risk. How to act […]

PERM CAT (Permanent Catheter – Permcat) The permanent catheter (attention! Not to be mistaken with the temporary catheter) is the so-called consumable which, under anesthesia and under ultrasound control, is placed in one of the central vessels of the atrium. And through which, with a high flow rate, the patient’s blood is taken, purified through […]

When it comes time to start hemodialysis, among many other questions, the question of vascular access – AVF or PermCat (or more simply fistula or catheter) invariably arises. In this article, we will try to look at this choice from all sides in order to give patients the most general idea and to facilitate their […]

Alport syndrome is an inherited renal condition that damages kidney tissue and glomeruli and leads to kidney failure. Its name comes from the scientist Arthur Cecil Allport, who at the beginning of the last century first described what was shown, defining it as “hereditary, familial, congenital hemorrhagic nephritis”. What is the cause of Alport syndrome? […]

Today we will focus on Fabry disease – a rare genetic disease resulting from a mutation of a gene (GLA) located on the X chromosome. Like any part of the human body, the kidneys often suffer from various diseases. Some of them which arise spontaneously, are treated and subside quickly. Others are hereditary, appear quietly, […]

Every patient who has started hemodialysis and after the initial emotional shock begins to hard and feverishly prepare for a kidney transplantation – the only possible way to “get his life back”. Of course, it is very important to note that hemodialysis is often only a stopover for people with CKD on their way to […]

It is an indisputable fact that the news of starting hemodialysis, which patients with chronic renal failure (CKD) receive, is an extremely traumatic psychological moment – where starts suffering not only the body, but also the soul of the patient. Dialysis treatment that continues for years, and the fact that the patient is dependent on […]