Impact of anemia treatment for left ventricular hypertrophy using long-acting erythropoietin-stimulating agents from the pre-dialysis to maintenance dialysis period in patients with chronic kidney disease, retrospective longitudinal cohort study
Abstract Background Anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (p-CKDs) may initiate or exacerbate left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). This study aimed to determine whether treatment using long-acting erythropoietin-stimulating agents (L-ESAs) is independently associated with LVH during the pre-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03133-1 |