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SUBMITTER: Shroff R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6442347 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20190307 4
<h4>Background</h4>Hypertension and cardiovascular disease are common in children undergoing dialysis. Studies suggest that hemodiafiltration (HDF) may reduce cardiovascular mortality in adults, but data for children are scarce.<h4>Methods</h4>The HDF, Heart and Height study is a nonrandomized observational study comparing outcomes on conventional hemodialysis (HD) versus postdilution online HDF in children. Primary outcome measures were annualized changes in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT ...[more]