Should the knowledge gained from the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) trials change dialysis practice?

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 577-582

  Levin, Nathan W ^a   Raimann, Jochen G ^a   Rocco, Michael V ^b  

^a RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

daily hemodialysis; hyperphosphatemia; hypertension; interdialytic weight gain; left ventricular hypertrophy; residual renal function

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; PHOSPHORUS;

ANEMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG COST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FREQUENT HEMODIALYSIS NETWORK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP QUALITY; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 80054742552     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32834bbae1     Document Type: Review

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