Low levels of triiodothyronine as an independent risk factor for death in hemodialysis patients
Roberto Pecoits-Filho
Correspondence Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Imaculada Conceição, 1155 Prado Velho, Curitiba, Paraná 80215901, Brazil
Email r.pecoits@pucpr.br
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with accelerated cardiovascular disease, and patients with CKD have greater mortality rates than their counterparts without CKD. The mechanisms of premature death in dialysis patients have only recently been unveiled.1 Although the study by Zoccali et al. touches only superficially on these mechanistic issues, it provides an innovative approach to CKD-related cardiovascular disease. The research identifies a novel indicator of poor outcome, but, more importantly, it might also help us to understand how and why CKD leads to premature cardiovascular death.
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