Eicosapentaenoic Acid as a Potential Therapeutic Approach to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis: A Review
Author(s) -
Kenneth M. Borow,
R. Preston Mason,
Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cardiorenal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1664-3828
pISSN - 1664-5502
DOI - 10.1159/000479391
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , eicosapentaenoic acid , population , proinflammatory cytokine , polyunsaturated fatty acid , end stage renal disease , gastroenterology , omega 3 fatty acid , kidney disease , endocrinology , fatty acid , inflammation , docosahexaenoic acid , biochemistry , environmental health , chemistry
Patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis have excess cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden with substantially increased CV event rates compared with the general population.
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