Open AccessControl of hyperphosphatemia beyond phosphate
Author(s) -
Pieter Evenepoel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
kidney international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.499
H-Index - 276
eISSN - 1523-1755
pISSN - 0085-2538
DOI - 10.1038/sj.ki.5002138
Subject(s) - hyperphosphatemia , sevelamer , kidney disease , medicine , dialysis , population , hemodialysis , nephrology , environmental health
Hyperphosphatemia is a prevalent condition in the dialysis population and is associated with bad outcome. Block et al. present data from a post hoc analysis indicating that sevelamer, a noncalcium-containing phosphate binder, may confer a survival benefit in incident hyperphosphatemic hemodialysis patients. This is the first intervention study in the field of mineral metabolism showing a beneficial effect on a hard end point.
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