TY - BOOK AU - Radwa Ibrahim Hassan Ali AU - Fatina Ibrahim Fadel , AU - Hafez Mahmoud Bazaraa , AU - Hala Yousef Ibrahim , TI - Effect of hemodialysis membrane pore size on homocysteine level in children with chronic renal failure / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Radwa Ibrahim Hassan Ali , KW - Cardiovascular risk KW - Chronic renal failure KW - Dialyzer membrane N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Hyperhomocysteinemia is a putative risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the hemodialysis population . Modifications of the dialysis regimen may result in a better removal of Hcy . We examined the effect of dialyzer membrane pore size on Hcy levels in pediatric hemodialysis patients . The study included twenty patients with ESRD on regular hemodialysis with the mean age ( ±SD) of 11± 2.56 years UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -