Effects of Hemodiafiltration versus Conventional Hemodialysis in Children with ESKD: The HDF, Heart and Height Study
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, vol.30, no.4, pp.678-691, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1681/asn.2018100990
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.678-691
- Keywords: hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration (HDF), carotid intima-media thickness, growth, cardiovascular disease, children, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, POST-DILUTION HEMODIAFILTRATION, HIGH-FLUX HEMODIALYSIS, STAGE RENAL-DISEASE, ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, ONLINE HEMODIAFILTRATION, RECOVERY-TIME, VASCULAR CALCIFICATION, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
- Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background 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.