Switching from standard to nocturnal HD has many benefits

We bet you won't be surprised to learn that the 13 patients studied had much lower BP (with fewer drugs), higher hemoglobins (with fewer ESAs), better nutritional status, and lower calcium-phosphorus product. (PTH rose in some, though.)

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Nocturnal HD normalizes smooth muscle cells

Blood vessel calcification is an all-too-common problem among people on dialysis. On standard HD, fewer smooth muscle cells grow inside the blood vessels, and more of them die. Switching from standard to nocturnal restored normal cell growth—and also lowered blood pressure, and PTH and phosphate levels.

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