Sudden Death in Incident Dialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Eduardo Vázquez,
Carmen Sánchez-Perales,
Francisco GarcíaGarcía,
Ma José Garcı́a-Cortes,
Javier Torres,
Francisco Borrego,
Daniel Salas,
A Liébana,
Juan Carlos FernándezGuerrero
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000360547
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , hemodialysis , sudden death , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Sudden death (SD) constitutes one of the principal causes of death and is an important problem in healthcare provision. Cardiovascular diseases have a high prevalence in dialysis patients and constitute the principal cause of death. We sought to analyze retrospectively the incidence of SD in patients commencing dialysis and the factors related to its presence.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom