Open AccessLow T3 syndrome and long-term mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Stylianos Fragidis,
Konstantinos Sombolos,
Elias Thodis,
Stylianos Panagoutsos,
Euthymia Mourvati,
Maria Pikilidou,
Αikaterini Papagianni,
Ploumis Pasadakis,
Vasilios Vargemezis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-6124
DOI - 10.5527/wjn.v4.i3.415
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , renal function , creatinine , univariate analysis , c reactive protein , survival analysis , inflammation , multivariate analysis , endocrinology
To investigate the predictive value of low freeT3 for long-term mortality in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients and explore a possible causative role of chronic inflammation.