Briefly Noted.

The article offers various research related to hemodialysis including a randomized trial of patients with fistula stenosis and a blood flow associated with a lower risk of access thrombosis. A Japanese registry-based study suggests serum magnesium associated with increase in adjusted risk of death. A study suggests the low levels of serum testosterone on initiation of chronic hemodialysis associated with an increased adjusted death risk and decreased health related quality of life.