March 27, 2007Hemodialysis International
Dialysis, cardiovascular disease, and the future
Population
Dialyzed patients with renal failure
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Prioritizes sudden death and HF prevention in dialysis; leaves open targeted therapies for non-atherosclerotic mechanisms.
Structured PICO
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Population
Dialyzed patients with renal failure
Cardiovascular risk in dialyzed patients is driven largely by sudden death, heart failure, and cardiomyopathic features rather than just coronary atherosclerosis, highlighting the need to address novel pathomechanisms and alternative dialysis strategies.
Cite This Study
Ritz et al. (2007) studied this question.