Inflammatory and Angiogenic Factors Linked to Longitudinal Microvascular Changes in Hemodialysis Patients Irrespective of Treatment Dose Intensity

• Main Authors: Nicos Mitsides (Author), Tom Cornelis (Author), Natascha J.H. Broers (Author), Nanada M.P. Diederen (Author), Paul Brenchley (Author), Nicole Heitink-ter Braak (Author), Frank M. van der Sande (Author), Casper G. Schalkwijk (Author), Jeroen P. Kooman (Author), Sandip Mitra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to the poor outcomes observed in hemodialysis. We investigated the relationship between hemodialysis intensity and vascular parameters in high-dose (HDHD; >12hrs/week) and Conventional (CHD; ≤12hrs/week) hemodialysis intensity over a 6-mon...