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Hemodialysis is associated with high cardiovascular mortality that cannot be fully explained by classical risk factors, highlighting the need for nontraditional management approaches.
This review discusses nontraditional approaches to managing the high cardiovascular risk in hemodialysis patients.
Nontraditional factors warrant attention in hemodialysis CV risk assessment; leaves open targeted interventions for confirmation in trials.
High cardiovascular mortality is the major cause of reduced life expectancy of patients who are on hemodialysis. Classical risk factors cannot fully explain the magnitude of the risk. This article addresses some nontraditional approaches to deal with the excessive cardiovascular risk for patients who are on hemodialysis.
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Ritz et al. (2009) studied this question. Hemodialysis is associated with high cardiovascular mortality that cannot be fully explained by classical risk factors, highlighting the need for nontraditional management approaches.
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