Uric Acid Levels and All-Cause Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Auteurs principaux: Sheng Feng (Auteur), Linseng Jiang (Auteur), Yongbing Shi (Auteur), Huaying Shen (Auteur), Xiaosong Shi (Auteur), Donghua Jin (Auteur), Ying Zeng (Auteur), Zhi Wang (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Karger Publishers, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Background: Epidemiological studies have shown that hyperuricemia is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis patients. Our study investigated the influence of serum uric acid (UA) levels on survival in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients....