title: Opponent's comment.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Georgianos
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Pantelis A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sarafidis
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*