Plasma erythropoietin level and heart failure in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Renal anemia is the important complication in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD), and heart failure (HF) is the important complication in patients on dialysis. Decreasing endogenous erythropoietin (EPO) in patients with chronic kidney disease is a major cause of renal a...

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Main Authors: Kohsuke Terada, Yuichiro Sumi, Sae Aratani, Akio Hirama, Tetsuya Kashiwagi, Yukinao Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-021-00319-x