Dyslipidemia and risk of renal replacement therapy or death in incident pre-dialysis patients

Abstract Globally the number of patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) is rising. Dyslipidemia is a potential modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, but its effect on risk of RRT or death in pre-dialysis patients is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the association between dyslipidem...

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Main Authors: Pauline W. M. Voskamp, Merel van Diepen, Friedo W. Dekker, Ellen K. Hoogeveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20907-y