Serum osteoprotegerin in prevalent hemodialysis patients: associations with mortality, atherosclerosis and cardiac function

Serum osteoprotegerin in prevalent hemodialysis patients: associations with mortality, atherosclerosis and cardiac function

Abstract Background To assess whether serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) and/or fetuin-A predict mortality and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Methods Multicenter, observational, prospective study that included 220 hemodialysis patients followed up for up to 6 years. S...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Collado, Elisabeth Coll, Carlos Nicolau, Manel Azqueta, Mercedes Pons, Josep M Cruzado, Bernat de la Torre, Ramón Deulofeu, Sergi Mojal, Julio Pascual, Aleix Cases
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiac dysfunction
Fetuin-a
Hemodialysis
Mortality
Osteoprotegerin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0701-8

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