Open AccessEffects of Beta-Blockers on Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Dialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Jingjing Jin,
Xiaotong Guo,
Qian Yu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000496083
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , dialysis , observational study , cochrane library , meta analysis , population , relative risk , gastroenterology , confidence interval , environmental health
The effects of beta-blockers are uncertain in dialysis patients. Except antihypertension, β-blockers may play a unique cardiovascular protective role in the population. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the effects of β-blockers therapy in adult patients treated with dialysis.