Refining the definition of clinically important mineral and bone disorder in hemodialysis patients

Refining the definition of clinically important mineral and bone disorder in hemodialysis patients

BACKGROUND It is important to identify an easily defined subset of patients at increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes associated with mineral and bone disorder (MBD) biomarkers (parathyroid hormone, calcium and phosphate). METHODS Observational cohort study of 26 221 prevalent hemodialysis patients in Davita clinics as of 31 August 2005 and followed up until 31 December 2006 (16 months)....

Mineral and Bone Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

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mineral and bone disease in hemodialysis patients

Bone Mineral Density in Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction Marked progress has been achieved in the management of hemodialysis (HD) in recent years; resulting in eliciting a new issue that renal osteodystrophy has become one of the most serious complications in these patients. Recently, non-invasive techniques to measure bone mineral density (BMD), such as dual photon absorptiometry, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and quantitativ...

CKD-mineral and bone disorder and risk of death and cardiovascular hospitalization in patients on hemodialysis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphate have been independently associated with cardiovascular event risk. Because these parameters may be on the same causal pathway and have been proposed as quality measures, an integrated approach to estimating event risks is needed. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Prevalent dialysis patients were followed from Au...