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A rather provocative editorial comment on the recently published studies of the "wearable kidney" questions the true originality of the application of this device to manage fluid overload.
See article by Shaldon and Lysaght, pages 2716–2717
The role of many endogenous cardiotonic steroids in sodium homeostasis and uraemic cardiomyopathy is elegantly summarized in a comprehensive editorial comment by Schoner and Scheiner-Bobis.