SERUM OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID LEVELS IN A LARGE INCIDENT U.S. HEMODIALYSIS POPULATION

• Main Authors: Allon Friedman, MD (Author), Zhangsheng Yu (Author), Rebecca Tabbey (Author), Cheryl Denski (Author), Ravi Thadhani (Author), Yong Li (Author), Bruce Watkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Long chain omega-3 (n-3 PUFA) fatty acids may influence clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. We therefore performed the largest characterization to date of n-3 PUFA levels in an incident hemodialysis population. Serum n-3 PUFA were measured in samples obtained at baseline in a 400 person subg...