Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels are Not Associated with Increased Death Risk in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients: 5-Year Experience in a Single Hemodialysis Center

• Main Authors: Jin-Gang Zhu (Author), Ben-Chung Cheng (Author), Wen-Chin Lee (Author), Lung-Chih Li (Author), Chih-Hsiung Lee (Author), Gang Long (Author), Jin-Bor Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Although high serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were reported as predictive factors for death risk in dialysis patients on the basis of large databank analyses, the real scenario in a single hemodialysis (HD) center is unknown. Methods: In this study, a 5-year cohort of 1126 p...