Malnutrition, inflammation, progression of vascular calcification and survival: Inter-relationships in hemodialysis patients.

Sun Ryoung ChoiYoung Ki LeeA Jin ChoHayne Cho ParkChae Hoon HanMyung-Jin ChoiJa-Ryong KooJong-Woo YoonJung Woo Noh

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Malnutrition and inflammation were significantly associated with AAC progression. AAC progression is more informative than AAC presence at a given time-point as a predictor of all-cause mortality in patients on maintenance HD.

Keyphrases

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