High Oxalate Concentrations Correlate with Increased Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis Patients.

Anja PfauTheresa ErmerSteven G CocaMaria Clarissa TioBernd GenserMartin Reichel Fredric O FinkelsteinWinfried MärzChristoph Wanner Sushrut S Waikar Kai Uwe Eckardt Peter S AronsonChristiane DrechslerFelix Knauf

Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2021)

Elevated serum oxalate is a novel risk factor for cardiovascular events and sudden cardiac death in patients on dialysis. Further studies are warranted to test whether oxalate-lowering strategies improve cardiovascular mortality in patients on dialysis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes