Circulating Angiogenic Factors in a Pregnant Woman on Intensive Hemodialysis: A Case Report

Background: Pregnancy in patients on chronic hemodialysis therapy, though unlikely, does happen rarely. Intensive hemodialysis is thought to offer a better survival advantage to the unborn child. Circulating angiogenic factors are helpful for prognostication of pregnant patients with chronic kidney...

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Main Authors: Ayub Akbari, Michelle Hladunewich, Kevin Burns, Felipe Moretti, Rima Abou Arkoub, Pierre Brown, Swapnil Hiremath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-016-0096-7