Is Salt Restriction More Important than the Length of Dialysis in the Miracle of Tassin?

Charra B. , Terrat J-C , Vanel T. , Chazot C. , Jean G. , Hurot J.M. , Lorriaux C. . Long thrice weekly hemodialysis: The Tassin experience. Int J Artif Organs 2004; 27: 265–83.

Shaldon S. . Experience to date with home hemodialysis. Proceedings of the Working Conference on Chronic Dialysis, Seattle WA; 1964. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1964; 66.

Baillod R. , Comty C. , Shaldon S. . Over-night unattended hemodialysis in the home. Proc EDTA 1965; 2: 99–109.

Shaldon S. , Oakley J.J.M. . An independent specialist home hemodialysis training and support unit. Proc EDTA 1967; 4: 24–30.

Shaldon S. . Chronic dialysis without transfusion. Lancet 1967; 2: 783–4.

Crockett R.E. , Baillod R.A. , Hopewell J. , Lee B.N. , Moorhead J.F. , Stevenson C.M. , Shaldon S. . Maintenance of 50 patients on intermittent haemodialysis without blood transfusion. Proc EDTA 1967; 4: 17–23.

Rae A.I. , Rosen S.M. , Silva H. , Oakley J. , Shaldon S. . Refrigerated femoral venous-venous haemodialysis with coil preservation for the rehabilitation of terminal uraemic patients. Br Med J 1963; 1: 1716–8.

Comty C. , Rottka H. , Shaldon S. . Blood pressure control in patients with end stage renal failure treated by intermittent haemodialysis. Proc Eur Dial Transplant Assoc 1964; 1: 209–20.

Kempner W. . Treatment of kidney disease and hypertensive disease with rice diet. N C Med J 1944; 5: 125–33.

Hegstrom R.M. , Murray J.S. , Pendras J.P. , Burnell J.M. , Scribner B.H. . Hemodialysis in the treatment of chronic uremia. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs 1961; 5: 136–53.

Guyton A.C. , Coleman T.G. , Manning R.D. , Norman R.A. . Volume-loading and salt-loading hypertension: A light resistance type of hypertension. In: Guyton A.C. , ed. Arterial pressure and hypertension. Philadelphia, Saunders: 1980; 375–92.

Luik A.J. , Charra B. , Katzarski K. , Habets J. , Cheriex E.C. , Menheere P.P. , Laurent G. , Bergstrom J. , Leunissen K.M. . Blood pressure control and hemodynamic changes in patients on long treatment time dialysis. Blood Purif 1998; 16: 197–209.

Khosla M.U. , Johnson R.J. . Hypertension in the hemodialysis population and the lag phenomenon. Am J Kidney Dis 2004; 43: 739–41.

Scribner BH . Chronic renal disease and hypertension Dial Transplant 1998; 27: 702.

K/DOQI Clinical practice guidelines on hypertension and antihypertensive agents in chronic kidney disease. Guideline 6: Dietary and other therapeutic lifestyle changes in adults. Am J Kidney Dis 2004: 43(Suppl): S116.

Shaldon S. . Salt restriction and not length of dialysis is the key to drug free blood pressure control in ESRD patients. J Nephrol 2003; 16: 159–60.