Pre-Dialysis Visits to a Nephrology Department and Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Dialysis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Pre-dialysis care by a nephrology out-patient department (OPD) may affect the outcomes of patients who ultimately undergo maintenance dialysis. This study examined the effect of pre-dialysis care by a nephrology OPD on the incidence of one-year major cardiovascular events a...

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Main Authors: Chih-Yuan Huang, Chia-Wen Hsu, Chi-Rou Chuang, Ching-Chih Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4763722?pdf=render