Effects of Early and Late Intervention with Epoetin α on Left Ventricular Mass among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage 3 or 4)

D. Roger, Simon; P. McMahon, Lawrence; R. Clarkson, A.; Disney, Alex; C.H. Harris, David; M. Hawley, Carmel; Healy, Helen; G. Kerr, Peter; L. Lynn, Kelvin; Parnham, Alan; Pascoe, R.; Voss, David; Walker, Robert; Levin, Adeera

doi:10.1097/01.asn.0000102471.89084.8b

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Effects of Early and Late Intervention with Epoetin α on Left Ventricular Mass among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage 3 or 4)

Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology • Jan 1, 2004

Authors:

Simon D. Roger

Lawrence P. McMahon

A. R. Clarkson

Abstract

It is not known whether prevention of anemia among patients with chronic kidney disease would affect the development or progression of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. A randomized controlled trial was performed with 155 patients with chronic kidney disease (creatinine clearance, 15 to 50 ml/min),...

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Medicine

Kidney disease

Left ventricular hypertrophy

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