Anaemia and resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents as prognostic factors in haemodialysis patients: results from the RISCAVID study
Author(s) -
Vincenzo Panichi,
Alberto Rosati,
Roberto Bigazzi,
Sabrina Paoletti,
Elide Mantuano,
S. Beati,
Veronica Marchetti,
G. Bernabini,
Giovanni Grazi,
Giovanni Manca Rizza,
M. Migliori,
Robert Giusti,
A. Lippi,
A. Casani,
Giovanni Barsotti,
Ciro Tetta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq802
Subject(s) - medicine , erythropoiesis , inflammation , erythropoietin , disease , hemodialysis , anemia , intensive care medicine , kidney disease , immunology
Resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is often associated with chronic inflammation. Here, we investigated how anaemia, ESA resistance and the plasma levels of biological markers of inflammation could influence all-cause and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
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