Serum oxidized albumin and cardiovascular mortality in normoalbuminemic hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Substantial evidence suggests that increased oxidative stress in hemodialysis (HD) patients may contribute to cardiovascular complications. Oxidative modifications of human serum albumin (HSA), the largest thiol pool in plasma, alter its biological properties and may affect its antioxida...

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Main Authors: Paik Seong Lim, Yachung Jeng, Ming Ying Wu, Mei-Ann Pai, Tsai-Kun Wu, Chia-San Liu, Chan Hsu Chen, Yuan-Chuan Kuo, Shiaw-Wen Chien, Hung Ping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726598?pdf=render