The effect of intravenous ascorbic acid in hemodialysis patients with normoferritinemic anemia

The effect of intravenous ascorbic acid in hemodialysis patients with normoferritinemic anemia

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients with functional iron deficiency often develop resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO). Recent studies have shown that intravenous ascorbic acid (IVAA) administration could override rhEPO resistance in HD patients. This study was undertaken to tes...

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Main Authors: Dae Woong Kang, Chi Yong Ahn, Bong Kwan Ryu, Byung Chul Shin, Jong Hoon Chung, Hyun Lee Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-03-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Anemia
Erythropoietin
Hemodialysis
Vitamin C
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212000113

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