Low triiodothyronine is associated with elevation of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and mortality in dialysis patients

Background: Low thyroid hormone (TH) levels and myocardial damage are common in dialysis patients and are associated with mortality. However, little is known about the role of THs on myocardial damage as has been described in primary thyroid diseases. The aim of this study was to explore the potenti...

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Published in:Nefrología (English Edition)
Main Authors: María del Carmen Prado-Uribe, María-de-Jesús Ventura, Marcela Ávila-Díaz, Carmen J. Mora, Antonio Méndez-Durán, Diana Villanueva-Noches, Alejandra Cisneros, Begoña Ilabaca, Alfonso Cueto-Manzano, Fernando García-Contreras, Bengt Lindholm, Elvia García-López, Ramón Paniagua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251417301979

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