Mortality Predictive Role of Serum Uric Acid in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients

It is controversial to what extent serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD). We analyzed the predictive role of SUA in the mortality of diabetic and nondiabetic chronic kidney disease patients starting on maintenance HD therapy.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - August 25, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jin Seok Jeon, Sung Hee Chung, Dong Cheol Han, Hyunjin Noh, Soon Hyo Kwon, Bengt Lindholm, Hi Bahl Lee Tags: Original Research Source Type: research