Atrial Fibrillation and Morbidity and Mortality in a Cohort of Long-term Hemodialysis Patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-262

  Genovesi, Simonetta ^a,b   Vincenti, Antonio ^b   Rossi, Emanuela ^a   Pogliani, Daniela ^a   Acquistapace, Irene ^a   Stella, Andrea ^a,b   Valsecchi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular mortality; Hemodialysis; overall mortality

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; STROKE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE;

EID: 38149077292     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.10.034     Document Type: Article

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