Effect of early nephrology referral on the initiation of hemodialysis and survival in patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-516

  Nakamura, Satoko ^a   Nakata, Hiroto ^a   Yoshihara, Fumiki ^a   Kamide, Kei ^a   Horio, Takeshi ^a   Nakahama, Hajime ^a   Kawano, Yuhei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chronic kidney disease; Dialysis; Nephrology referral; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE CALCIUM; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UREMIA;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047093288     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.511     Document Type: Article

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