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Apolipoprotein(a) phenotype and lipoprotein(a) level predict peritoneal dialysis patient mortality.
Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis - 1 Jan 2000
Iliescu Eduard A, Marcovina Santica M, Morton Alexander R, Lam Miu, Koschinsky Marlys L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] level, apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotype, and patient mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. DESIGN: Observational prospective study of prevalent PD patients. SETTING: Tertiary-care health sciences center. PATIENTS: 54 prevalent PD patients were followed prospectively for 24 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The exposures were Lp(a)...
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