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SUBMITTER: Zhan Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhan Zhipeng Z Smyth Brendan B Toussaint Nigel D ND Gray Nicholas A NA Zuo Li L de Zoysa Janak R JR Chan Christopher T CT Jin Chenggang C Scaria Anish A Hawley Carmel M CM Perkovic Vlado V Jardine Meg J MJ Zhang Ling L
BMC nephrology 20190712 1
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) is a significant cause of morbidity among haemodialysis patients and is associated with pathological changes in phosphate, calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH). In the ACTIVE Dialysis study, extended hours dialysis reduced serum phosphate but did not cause important changes in PTH or serum calcium. This secondary analysis aimed to determine if changes in associated therapies may have influenced these findings and to ...[more]