A Higher Cardiothoracic Ratio Is Associated with 2-Year Mortality after Hemodialysis Initiation

A high cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) is indicative of a cardiac disorder. However, few reports have revealed an association between the CTR and mortality in patients starting hemodialysis (HD). METHODS: Patients with HD initiation (n = 387; mean age, 66.7 ± 12.7 years) were divided into the following t...

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Autores principales: Ito, Kiyonori, Ookawara, Susumu, Ueda, Yuichiro, Miyazawa, Haruhisa, Yamada, Hodaka, Goto, Sawako, Ishii, Hiroki, Shindo, Mitsutoshi, Kitano, Taisuke, Hirai, Keiji, Yoshida, Masashi, Kaku, Yoshio, Hoshino, Taro, Nabata, Aoi, Mori, Honami, Yoshida, Izumi, Kakei, Masafumi, Morishita, Yoshiyuki, Tabei, Kaoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26951636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000442591

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