Positive Outcomes of High Hemoglobin Target in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Not on Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 431-440

  Akizawa, Tadao ^a   Gejyo, Fumitake ⁱ   Nishi, Shinichi ^k   Iino, Yasuhiko ^b   Watanabe, Yuzou ^l   Suzuki, Masashi ^j   Saito, Akira ^m   Akiba, Takashi ^c   Hirakata, Hideki ⁿ   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^o   Morita, Satoshi ^p   Hiroe, Michiaki ^d   Hada, Yoshiyuki ^e   Suzuki, Makoto ^f   Akaishi, Makoto ^g   Iwasaki, Manabu ^h   Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu ^q  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Sakakibara Memorial Clinic   (Japan)

^f TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^g KITASATO INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^h SEIKEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^j Shinrakuen Hospital   (Japan)

^k KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^l Kasugai C   (Japan)

^m International University of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

ⁿ FUKUOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^o KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^p YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^q OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Anemia; Cardiac function; Chronic kidney disease; Darbepoetin alfa; Erythropoietin; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053092561     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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