Table I.

Clinical characteristics of patients undergoing haemodialytic treatment

Number of patients	13
Male	7
Female	6
Mean age [years]	56 ±19
Duration of HT [years]	1-15
HT length [h]	3-4
Types of nephropathies, n:
Glomerulonephritis	4
Polycystic kidney	2
Berger disease	1
Goodpasture syndrome	1
Urethral stenosis	1
Diabetic nephropathy	1
Nephroangiosclerosis	1
Cancer kidney	1
Systemic lupus erythematosus	1
Associated pathologies, n:
Hypertension	13
Hypothyroidism	4
Secondary hyperparathyroidism	2
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	1
Drugs: diuretics, anticoagulants, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, l-thyroxine, vitamin D, calcium carbonate, erythropoietin