Reverse Epidemiology of Hypertension-Mortality Associations in Hemodialysis Patients: A Long-Term Population-Based Study | Zendy

Chih-Chiang Chien | Zendy; Chun-Sheng Yen | Zendy; JhiJoung Wang | Zendy; Hung-An Chen | Zendy; MingTing Chou | Zendy; ChinChen Chu | Zendy; ChungChing Chio | Zendy; Jyh-Chang Hwang | Zendy; HsienYi Wang | Zendy; Yihua Lu | Zendy; WeiChih Kan | Zendy

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Reverse Epidemiology of Hypertension-Mortality Associations in Hemodialysis Patients: A Long-Term Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Chih-Chiang Chien,

Chun-Sheng Yen,

JhiJoung Wang,

Hung-An Chen,

MingTing Chou,

ChinChen Chu,

ChungChing Chio,

Jyh-Chang Hwang,

HsienYi Wang,

Yihua Lu,

WeiChih Kan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.60

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , hemodialysis , confidence interval , heart failure , coronary artery disease , epidemiology , survival analysis , cohort , cardiology , population , cohort study , environmental health

Although hypertension (HTN) is a predictor of mortality, recent data have questioned the link between baseline HTN and mortality in incident hemodialysis (HD) patients. We used Taiwan's National Health Insurance claim data (NHRI-NHIRD-99182) to investigate the association.

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