Chronic kidney disease patients who smoke have higher serum phosphorus.

Geuza Dutra Dos SantosRosilene Motta EliasMaria Aparecida DalboniGiovânio Vieira da SilvaRosa Maria Affonso Moyses

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2018)

Smoking confers a higher cardiovascular risk to CKD patients under conservative treatment as it is associated with higher levels of P. Further studies are needed to confirm and better elucidate this finding.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk assessment
combination therapy
patient reported