Why the study?
Does lowering dialysate calcium concentration improve arterial stiffness parameters in patients undergoing hemodialysis?
Does lowering dialysate calcium concentration improve arterial stiffness parameters in patients undergoing hemodialysis?
Lowering dialysate calcium concentration may improve arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients, potentially via upregulation of serum fetuin-A.
Should not yet change hemodialysis practice; hypothesis-generating for arterial stiffness benefits and requires randomized confirmation.
Lowering dialysate calcium concentration significantly improved arterial stiffness parameters, which may have been associated with upregulation of serum fetuin-A.
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