Elevated plasma leptin levels are associated with vascular access dysfunction in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.

Teng-Hung YuWei-Hua TangWei-Chin HungThung-Lip LeeI-Ting TsaiChin-Feng HsuanChia-Chi ChenFu-Mei ChungYau-Jiunn LeeCheng-Ching Wu

Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2023)

In addition to the association between leptin and VA dysfunction, hypertension and female sex independently predicted VA dysfunction in patients with HEMO.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
blood pressure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors