Clinicians were always aware that patients with advanced kidney disease who are undergoing hemodialysis are highly susceptible to heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications. However the reasons for this were not known. New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology show that uremic toxins, which are not removed by hemodialysis, increase heart attack risk. The same scientists also have found what can reduce this risk: an oral adsorbent ...Friday 31 May 2013
Why People on Dialysis Have Increased Risk of Heart Attack Decoded
Clinicians were always aware that patients with advanced kidney disease who are undergoing hemodialysis are highly susceptible to heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications. However the reasons for this were not known. New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology show that uremic toxins, which are not removed by hemodialysis, increase heart attack risk. The same scientists also have found what can reduce this risk: an oral adsorbent ...
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