Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality Associated with Early Vascular Access Placement in Elderly Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

CONCLUSION: In the context of a changing population from 2004 to 2009, a progressive decrease in cardiovascular comorbidities in elderly CKD patients undergoing predialysis VA surgery was associated with a decrease in death before hemodialysis and cardiovascular events after starting hemodialysis. These insights should be translated into more thoughtful consideration as to which elderly patients should undergo predialysis access surgery. PMID: 27166150 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - May 10, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lee T, Thamer M, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Allon M Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research