Inflammatory Marker but Not Adipokine Predicts Mortality among Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Yu-Che Tsai (Author), Chien-Te Lee (Author), Tiao-Lai Huang (Author), Ben-Chung Cheng (Author), Chien-Chun Kuo (Author), Yih Su (Author), Hwee-Yeong Ng (Author), Chih-Chau Yang (Author), Fong-Rong Chuang (Author), Shang-Chih Liao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: chronic inflammation contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients. A recent research has shown that adipokines were associated with inflammation in these patients. We aim to investigate whether biomarkers of inflammation, adipokines, and clinical fe...