Misleading associations between cholesterol and vascular outcomes in dialysis patients: the need for randomized trials.

Higher cholesterol is strongly associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in nonrenal populations, so the lack of a clear positive association between total cholesterol and mortality among dialysis patients is unexpected. This review of prospective studies of the association b...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Baigent, C, Landray, M, Wheeler, D
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2007