Population
29 end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis program requiring cardiac valve replacement, mean age…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 96 months
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May support valve replacement consideration in select ESRD patients on dialysis; leaves open need for RCTs versus medical therapy.
Cardiac valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis provides acceptable long-term survival and may serve as a bridge to kidney transplantation.
Gültekin et al. (2005) studied this question.
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