Anemia and mortality in patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.

Heide A Stirnadel-FarrantJiacong LuoLata KlerBorut CizmanDelyth JonesSteven M BrunelliAlexander R Cobitz

Published in: BMC nephrology (2018)

ESA use in pre-dialysis CKD patients was exceedingly rare and directed disproportionately to older, sicker patients; these patients had high rates of death and cardiovascular events. These data provide context for contemporary use of ESA in pre-dialysis CKD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
physical activity
risk factors