Cardiovascular Mortality Decreasing in the Dialysis Population
Mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism decreased over time among patients receiving dialysis, including compared with the general population, a new study finds. Among 220,467 patients initiating dialysis in 11 European countries, 83,912 patients died, including 7662 (9.1%) from myocardial infarction, 5030 (6.0%) from stroke, and 435 (0.5%) from pulmonary embolism. From […]
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