Effect of hyperuricemia and treatment for hyperuricemia in Japanese hemodialysis patients: A cohort study.

Effect of hyperuricemia and treatment for hyperuricemia in Japanese hemodialysis patients: A cohort study.

Whether higher serum uric acid (UA) values comprise a risk factor for death and whether treatment for high UA is effective in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are essentially unknown. To determine associations between UA and all-cause or cardiovascular (CV) mortality, interactions between UA or...

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Main Authors: Naoki Sugano, Yukio Maruyama, Satoshi Kidoguchi, Iwao Ohno, Atsushi Wada, Takashi Shigematsu, Ikuto Masakane, Takashi Yokoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217859

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