Aldosterone and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients: Role of Volume Overload

BACKGROUND: Elevated aldosterone is associated with increased mortality in the general population. In patients on dialysis, however, the association is reversed. This paradox may be explained by volume overload, which is associated with lower aldosterone and higher mortality. METHODS: We evaluated t...

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Autores principales: Hung, Szu-Chun, Lin, Yao-Ping, Huang, Hsin-Lei, Pu, Hsiao-Fung, Tarng, Der-Cherng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057511

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057511

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