Association of malnutrition-inflammation complex and responsiveness to erythropoiesis stimulating agents in hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Manoch Rattanasompattikul (Author), Miklos Z Molnar (Author), Joshua J Zaritsky (Author), Parta Hatamizadeh (Author), Jennie Jing (Author), Keith C Norris (Author), Csaba P Kovesdy (Author), Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Protein-energy wasting, inflammation and refractory anemia are common in long-term hemodialysis patients. A decreased responsiveness to erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) is often the cause of the refractory anemia. A 6-year prospective cohort study of 754 hemodialysis patients, we hypothesized...