Takayuki Hamano

TL;DR: The number of patients who underwent hemodiafiltration (HDF) at the end of 2013 was 31 371, a marked increase from that in 2012, and the number of Patients who underwent online HDF increased approximately fivefold over the last 2 years.

TL;DR: Elevated FGF-23 was associated more strongly with CHF than with atherosclerotic events, and uniformly was associated with greater risk of CHF events across subgroups stratified by eGFR, proteinuria, prior heart disease, diabetes, BP control, anemia, sodium intake, income, fat-free mass, left ventricular mass index, and ejection fraction.

TL;DR: Whereas elevated phosphate concentrations induced calcification in vitro, FGF23 had no effect on phosphate uptake or phosphate-induced calcification regardless of phosphate concentration or even in the presence of soluble klotho, thus, in contrast to serum phosphate, F GF23 is not associated with arterial calcification and does not promote calcification experimentally.

TL;DR: A nationwide statistical survey of 4255 dialysis facilities was conducted at the end of 2011 and the results included questions related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on 11 March 2011.

TL;DR: The need to move away from a "one-size-fits-all" approach to dialysis and provide more individualized care that incorporates patient goals and preferences while still maintaining best practices for quality and safety is represented during the KDIGO conference.