Low parathyroid hormone level predicts infection-related mortality in incident dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study

Low parathyroid hormone level predicts infection-related mortality in incident dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study

Background/Aims Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is an important factor influencing immunologic dysfunction, but the effect of PTH level on infection-related outcomes remains unclear in incident dialysis. Methods We evaluated a multicenter prospective cohort study of 1,771 incident dialysis patients (1,260...

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Main Authors: Yu Ah Hong, Jeong Ho Kim, Yong Kyun Kim, Yoon Kyung Chang, Cheol Whee Park, Suk Young Kim, Yon Su Kim, Shin-Wook Kang, Nam-Ho Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Chul Woo Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2020-01-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
parathyroid hormone
infection
mortality
dialysis
Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2018-264.pdf

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