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List of works by Roberto Pecoits-Filho

A Global Overview of the Impact of Peritoneal Dialysis First or Favored Policies: An Opinion

scientific article published on 31 July 2014

A functional variant of the myeloperoxidase gene is associated with cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease patients.

scientific article published on May 2003

A gut feeling on endotoxemia: causes and consequences in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 16 December 2010

Adiponectin in renal disease: relationship to phenotype and genetic variation in the gene encoding adiponectin

scientific article published in January 2004

Age dependent impact of estimated glomerular filtration rate on long-term survival after ischaemic stroke.

scientific article published in November 2012

An international Delphi survey helped develop consensus-based core outcome domains for trials in peritoneal dialysis

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Analysis of IL1 gene polymorphisms and transcript levels in periodontal and chronic kidney disease.

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Analysis of the association of an MMP1 promoter polymorphism and transcript levels with chronic periodontitis and end-stage renal disease in a Brazilian population

scientific article published on 7 March 2012

Analysis of the association of polymorphism in the osteoprotegerin gene with susceptibility to chronic kidney disease and periodontitis.

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Aspects of immune dysfunction in end-stage renal disease

scientific article published on 13 August 2008

Assessment of dipyridamole stress echocardiography for risk stratification of diabetic patients

scientific article published on 25 July 2015

Association among oral health parameters, periodontitis, and its treatment and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

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Association between albuminuria, glomerular filtration rate and mortality or recurrence in stroke patients

scientific article published on 31 August 2010

Association between biomarkers of carbonyl stress with increased systemic inflammatory response in different stages of chronic kidney disease and after renal transplantation

scientific article published on 16 July 2010

Association between body mass index and body fat in chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 5, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

Association between inflammatory markers and left atrial enlargement in patients on hemodialysis

scientific article published in February 2013

Association between left atrium enlargement and intradialytic hypotension: role of diastolic dysfunction in the hemodynamic complications during hemodialysis

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to chronic kidney disease and periodontitis.

scientific article published on 3 October 2007

Association of ethnicity and survival in peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study of incident patients in Brazil.

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Associations between circulating inflammatory markers and residual renal function in CRF patients

scientific article published in June 2003

Associations between global population health indicators and dialysis variables in the Monitoring Dialysis Outcomes (MONDO) consortium

scientific article published on 20 January 2015

Associations between plasma ghrelin levels and body composition in end-stage renal disease: a longitudinal study

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Associations between renal function, volume status and endotoxaemia in chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

Associations between the CYBA 242C/T and the MPO –463G/A Polymorphisms, Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

scientific article published in 2007

Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Is Associated with Better Survival Rates Compared to Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Beyond the membrane--the role of new PD solutions in enhancing global biocompatibility.

scientific article published on December 2003

Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study (BRAZPD): from conception to execution of a national peritoneal dialysis reality check

scientific article published on 25 May 2012

Burden of disease: prevalence and incidence of ESRD in Latin America.

scientific article published on January 2015

Characterization of the BRAZPD II cohort and description of trends in peritoneal dialysis outcome across time periods

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Chronic inflammation in peritoneal dialysis: the search for the holy grail?

scientific article published in July 2004

Clinicians' and researchers' perspectives on establishing and implementing core outcomes in haemodialysis: semistructured interview study

scientific article published on 20 April 2018

Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease: no longer a simple plumbing problem.

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Correction: Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Is Associated with Better Survival Rates Compared to Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Demographic associations of high estimated sodium intake and frequency of consumption of high-sodium foods in people with chronic kidney disease stage 3 in England

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Development of a formula for estimation of sodium intake from spot urine in people with chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Development of a framework for minimum and optimal safety and quality standards for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

Dialysis: Systemic IL-6 levels predict survival after peritoneal dialysis.

scientific article published on 29 October 2013

Diastolic heart failure in dialysis patients: mechanisms, diagnostic approach, and treatment.

scientific article published on January 2012

Echocardiography in chronic kidney disease: diagnostic and prognostic implications

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Economic and quality of life burden of anemia on patients with CKD on dialysis: a systematic review

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Effect of PKC-β Signaling Pathway on Expression of MCP-1 and VCAM-1 in Different Cell Models in Response to Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs).

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Effect of hepatitis C serology on C-reactive protein in a cohort of Brazilian hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 25 May 2005

Effect of preload reduction by hemodialysis on left atrial volume and echocardiographic Doppler parameters in patients with end-stage renal disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Elevated cardiac troponin T in predialysis patients is associated with inflammation and predicts mortality

scientific article published in February 2003

Elevated serum 8-oxo-dG in hemodialysis patients: a marker of systemic inflammation?

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

End-stage renal disease: a state of chronic inflammation and hyperleptinemia

scientific article published in June 2003

Establishing an islet transplantation program in a developing country

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Evaluation of Salt Intake, Urinary Sodium Excretion and Their Relationship to Overhydration in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

scientific article published on 27 June 2015

Evaluation of sub-clinical atherosclerosis and plasma levels of minimally modified LDL in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and its correlation with disease activity

scientific article published in November 2013

Family income and survival in Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study Patients (BRAZPD): time to revisit a myth?

scientific article published on 23 June 2011

Gene expression profiling: a 'fishing expedition' in search of dialysis biocompatibility

scientific article published on 18 January 2006

Gene polymorphism association studies in dialysis: the nutrition-inflammation axis.

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Genetic approaches in the clinical investigation of complex disorders: malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis (MIA) as a prototype

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Geographic and Educational Factors and Risk of the First Peritonitis Episode in Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Study (BRAZPD) Patients

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

High sodium intake is associated with important risk factors in a large cohort of chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 8 October 2014

Hypovitaminosis D is associated with systemic inflammation and concentric myocardial geometric pattern in hemodialysis patients with low iPTH levels

scientific article published on 16 February 2011

IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-alpha: central factors in the altered cytokine network of uremia--the good, the bad, and the ugly

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IL-8 but not other biomarkers of endothelial damage is associated with disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis without treatment with anti-TNF agents.

scientific article published on 8 January 2013

ISPD Cardiovascular and Metabolic Guidelines in Adult Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Part I - Assessment and Management of Various Cardiovascular Risk Factors

scientific article published in January 2015

ISPD Cardiovascular and Metabolic Guidelines in Adult Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Part II - Management of Various Cardiovascular Complications

scientific article published in January 2015

Icodextrin reduces insulin resistance in non-diabetic patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis: results of a randomized controlled trial (STARCH)

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Impact of Pre-Dialysis Care on Clinical Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

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Impact of baseline health-related quality of life scores on survival of incident patients on peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study.

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Impact of cholecalciferol treatment on biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial structure in hemodialysis patients without hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 10 September 2011

Impact of patient training patterns on peritonitis rates in a large national cohort study.

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Impact of residual renal function on volume status in chronic renal failure.

scientific article published on 27 May 2004

Implementing core outcomes in kidney disease: report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG) implementation workshop

article by Allison Tong et al published December 2018 in Kidney International

Increase in BMI over time is associated with fluid overload and signs of wasting in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

scientific article published on 06 October 2012

Increased calcification and protein nitration in arteries of chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 27 August 2011

Increased plasma and endothelial cell expression of chemokines and adhesion molecules in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 16 January 2009

Inflammation and the peritoneal membrane: causes and impact on structure and function during peritoneal dialysis.

scientific article published on 25 March 2012

Inflammation contributes to low plasma amino acid concentrations in patients with chronic kidney disease

scientific article published in August 2005

Inflammation, malnutrition and atherosclerosis in end-stage renal disease: a global perspective

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Influence of single-nucleotide polymorphisms on C-reactive protein levels in chronic kidney disease before and after kidney transplantation

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Inhibition of the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the elderly: clinical and mechanistic insights into safety and efficacy

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Circulating Fibrinogen Levels in Nondiabetic Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis

scientific article published in March 2007

Interaction of anemia and decrease in renal function on survival of patients with heart failure

scientific article published on 21 November 2011

Interleukin-1 Gene Cluster Polymorphisms Are Associated with Nutritional Status and Inflammation in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

scientific article published in 2005

Interleukin-6 is an independent predictor of mortality in patients starting dialysis treatment

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Is UCP2 gene polymorphism associated with decreased resting energy expenditure in nondialyzed chronic kidney disease patients?

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Kidney disease in Latin America: current status, challenges, and the role of the ISN in the development of nephrology in the region

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Lack of adequate predialyis care and previous hemodialysis, but not hemoglobin variability, are independent predictors of anemia-associated mortality in incident Brazilian peritoneal dialysis patients: results from the BRAZPD study

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

Leptin, ghrelin, and proinflammatory cytokines: compounds with nutritional impact in chronic kidney disease?

scientific article published on October 2003

Lipoic acid does not improve renal function markers in 5/6 nephrectomy model: possible role of Nrf2 inactivation

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life scores in Brazilian incident peritoneal dialysis patients (BRAZPD): socio-economic status not a barrier.

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Low Serum Potassium Levels Increase the Infectious-Caused Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Propensity-Matched Score Study

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Low fetuin-A levels are associated with cardiovascular death: Impact of variations in the gene encoding fetuin

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Low levels of triiodothyronine as an independent risk factor for death in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Malnutrition and inflammation are associated with impaired pulmonary function in patients with chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 18 May 2004

Managing a peritoneal dialysis patient with high risk for cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 16 July 2010

Metabolic impact of peritoneal dialysis.

scientific article published on 03 June 2009

Mortality, malnutrition, and atherosclerosis in ESRD: what is the role of interleukin-6?

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N-acetylcysteine as a potential strategy to attenuate the oxidative stress induced by uremic serum in the vascular system

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Novel predictors of peritonitis-related outcomes in the BRAZPD cohort.

scientific article published on 02 January 2014

Nutrition for the post-renal transplant recipients.

scientific article published in July 2004

Patient perception of vitality and measured physical activity in patients receiving haemodialysis

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Periodontal diseases and systemic inflammation

scientific article published on 09 October 2012

Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury.

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Plasma and dialysate IL-6 and VEGF concentrations are associated with high peritoneal solute transport rate

scientific article published in August 2002

Plasma cysteine/cystine reduction potential correlates with plasma creatinine levels in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 8 November 2012

Plasma pentosidine is associated with inflammation and malnutrition in end-stage renal disease patients starting on dialysis therapy

scientific article published in June 2003

Predictive value of malnutrition markers for mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Reciprocal influences between ambulatorial peritoneal dialysis and pulmonary function

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Reduced gene expression of adiponectin in fat tissue from patients with end-stage renal disease

scientific article published in July 2004

Reduction in sodium intake is independently associated with improved blood pressure control in people with chronic kidney disease in primary care

scientific article published on 5 August 2015

Renal replacement therapy in Latin American end-stage renal disease.

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STANDARDIZED OUTCOMES IN NEPHROLOGY-PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (SONG-PD): STUDY PROTOCOL FOR ESTABLISHING A CORE OUTCOME SET IN PD.

scientific article published on August 2017

Saliva urea nitrogen dipstick - a novel bedside diagnostic tool for acute kidney injury

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Serum albumin, C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, and fetuin a as predictors of malnutrition, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in patients with ESRD.

scientific article published in January 2006

Sevelamer carbonate reduces inflammation and endotoxemia in an animal model of uremia.

scientific article published on 21 September 2010

Sevelamer decreases systemic inflammation in parallel to a reduction in endotoxemia

scientific article published on 31 March 2010

Similar outcomes of catheters implanted by nephrologists and surgeons: analysis of the Brazilian peritoneal dialysis multicentric study

scientific article published on 24 February 2012

Soluble leptin receptors and serum leptin in end-stage renal disease: relationship with inflammation and body composition

scientific article published in November 2002

Systemic lupus erythematous and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis.

scientific article published on 14 October 2014

The Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study (BRAZPD) : characterization of the cohort.

scientific article published on April 2008

The Influences of Adherence to Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 Pharmacogenetics on Plasma Concentrations of the Active Metabolite (Z)-Endoxifen in Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 09 November 2019

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The impact of living donor kidney transplantation on markers of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 23 March 2007

The influence of hepatitis C and iron replacement therapy on plasma pentosidine levels in haemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 5 October 2004

The malnutrition and inflammation axis in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease.

scientific article published on 6 March 2007

The malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis (MIA) syndrome -- the heart of the matter

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The prognostic impact of fluctuating levels of C-reactive protein in Brazilian haemodialysis patients: a prospective study

scientific article published on 22 September 2004

The role of peritoneal dialysis in renal replacement therapy: an update on medical aspects

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Traditional and non-traditional risk factors as contributors to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease.

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Truncal fat mass as a contributor to inflammation in end-stage renal disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Understanding the role of genetic polymorphisms in chronic kidney disease.

scientific article published on 27 March 2008

Update on interleukin-6 and its role in chronic renal failure

scientific article published in June 2003

Uremic Toxicity-Induced Eryptosis and Monocyte Modulation: The Erythrophagocytosis as a Novel Pathway to Renal Anemia.

scientific article published on 6 February 2016

Usefulness of left atrial volume for the differentiation of normal from pseudonormal diastolic function pattern in patients on hemodialysis

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Vascular damage in kidney disease: beyond hypertension

scientific article published on 14 August 2011

[Influence of preload reduction on Tei index and other Doppler echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular function]

scientific article published on 26 June 2006