The paradoxical effect of aldosterone on cardiovascular outcome in maintenance hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Sun Ryoung Choi (Author), Young-Ki Lee (Author), Hayne Cho Park (Author), Do Hyoung Kim (Author), AJin Cho (Author), Juhee Kim (Author), Kyu Sang Yun (Author), Jung-Woo Noh (Author), Min-Kyung Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease face increased risk of cardiovascular events, and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) contributes to the high occurrence of cardiovascular mortality (CM). Although a high serum aldosterone (sALD) level is involved in the development of card...