Hidden Hypocalcemia as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality among Patients Undergoing Incident Hemodialysis
Hidden Hypocalcemia as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality among Patients Undergoing Incident Hemodialysis
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DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-61459-4
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发表时间:
2020-03-10
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Isaka, Yoshitaka
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作者:
Yamaguchi, Satoshi;Hamano, Takayuki;Isaka, Yoshitaka
Lower corrected calcium (cCa) levels are associated with a better prognosis among incident dialysis patients. However, cCa frequently overestimates ionized calcium (iCa) levels. The prognostic importance of the true calcium status defined by iCa remains to be revealed. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of incident hemodialysis patients. We collected data of iCa levels immediately before the first dialysis. We divided patients into three categories: apparent hypocalcemia (low iCa;