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Transthyretin Predicts Cardiovascular Outcome in Hemodialysis Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: BMI and albumin are commonly accepted parameters to recognize wasting in dialysis patients and are powerful predictors of morbidity and mortality. However, both parameters reveal limitations and may not cover the entire range of patients with wasting. The visceral protein transthyretin (T...

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Autores principales: Henze, Andrea, Espe, Katharina M., Wanner, Christoph, Krane, Vera, Raila, Jens, Hocher, Berthold, Schweigert, Florian J., Drechsler, Christiane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923667
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-0455