A Growth Differentiation Factor 15-Based Risk Score Model to Predict Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

Background: The risk of cardiovascular (CV) and fatal events remains extremely high in patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), and the growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) has emerged as a valid risk stratification biomarker. We aimed to develop a GDF15-based risk score as a death predicti...

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Main Authors: Jia-Feng Chang, Po-Cheng Chen, Chih-Yu Hsieh, Jian-Chiun Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/2/286