July 1, 2008Seminars in Dialysis
NON‐CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS: Sympathetic Overactivity—The Cinderella of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Dialysis Patients
Population
Patients with chronic renal failure and dialysis patients
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Potential target for sympathetic modulation in CKD; leaves open whether interventions improve cardiovascular outcomes.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with chronic renal failure and dialysis patients
Sympathetic overactivity is highlighted as a key contributor to cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients, suggesting a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
Cite This Study
Vonend et al. (2008) studied this question.