Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients with COVID-19, the Effect of Paricalcitol or Calcimimetics

Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients with COVID-19, the Effect of Paricalcitol or Calcimimetics

Background. In COVID-19 patients, low serum vitamin D (VD) levels have been associated with severe acute respiratory failure and poor prognosis. In regular hemodialysis (HD) patients, there is VD deficiency and markedly reduced calcitriol levels, which may predispose them to worse outcomes of COVID-...

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Main Authors: María Dolores Arenas Jimenez, Emilio González-Parra, Marta Riera, Abraham Rincón Bello, Ana López-Herradón, Higini Cao, Sara Hurtado, Silvia Collado, Laura Ribera, Francesc Barbosa, Fabiola Dapena, Vicent Torregrosa, José-Jesús Broseta, Carlos Soto Montañez, Juan F. Navarro-González, Rosa Ramos, Jordi Bover, Xavier Nogués-Solan, Marta Crespo, Adriana S. Dusso, Julio Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
vitamin D
survival
calcitriol
calcifediol
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2559

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