Serum Prealbumin and Echocardiography Parameters Predict Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Min Ye (Author), Jianbo Li (Author), Yanqiu Liu (Author), Wei He (Author), Hong Lin (Author), Rui Fan (Author), Cuiling Li (Author), Wei Li (Author), Jingwei Zhang (Author), Huiling Huang (Author), Fengjuan Yao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Protein-energy malnutrition and cardiovascular (CV) disease predisposes patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis to a high risk of early death, but the prognostic value of prealbumin (PAB) and echocardiographic indices in ESRD patients treated with maintenance peritoneal dialysi...