Inflammation and cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients

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1999 • 6,324 citations

Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men

1997 • 5,442 citations

Strong association between malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure

1999 • 1,727 citations

Inflammation enhances cardiovascular risk and mortality in hemodialysis patients

1999 • 1,526 citations

Long-Term Effects of Pravastatin on Plasma Concentration of C-reactive Protein

1999 • 1,488 citations

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1999 • 1,467 citations

C-reactive protein predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients

2000 • 882 citations

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1998 • 542 citations

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2001 • 374 citations

Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and risk of death in chronic dialysis patients

1999 • 311 citations

Determinants of albumin concentration in hemodialysis patients

1997 • 290 citations

Oxidative stress and haemodialysis: role of inflammation and duration of dialysis treatment

2001 • 256 citations

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2001 • 254 citations

Are ACE Inhibitors a “Magic Bullet” Against Oxidative Stress?

2001 • 220 citations

The acute-phase response varies with time and predicts serum albumin levels in hemodialysis patients

2000 • 215 citations

Oxidative stress in chronic renal failure

2001 • 198 citations

Dialysate related cytokine induction and response to recombinant human erythropoietin in haemodialysis patients

2000 • 195 citations

Malnutrition and Chronic Inflammation as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Renal Failure

2000 • 147 citations

Association between inflammation and changes in residual renal function and peritoneal transport rate during the first year of dialysis

2001 • 142 citations

Endothelial dysfunction and inflammation—is there a link?

2001 • 132 citations

Effect of the hemodialysis membrane on the inflammatory reaction in vivo.

2000 • 107 citations

Interleukin-6 production of uraemic haemodialysed patients: effects of different membranes.

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