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Rationale and study design of the prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study "rISk strAtification in end-stage renal disease" (ISAR) study.
BMC nephrology - 26 Oct 2016
Schmaderer Christoph, Tholen Susanne, Hasenau Anna-Lena, Hauser Christine, Suttmann Yana, Wassertheurer Siegfried, Mayer Christopher C, Bauer Axel, Rizas Kostantinos D, Kemmner Stephan, Kotliar Konstantin, Haller Bernhard, Mann Johannes, Renders Lutz, Heemann Uwe, Baumann Marcus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The ISAR study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study to improve the cardiovascular risk stratification in endstage renal disease (ESRD). The major goal is to characterize the cardiovascular phenotype of the study subjects, namely alterations in micro- and macrocirculation and to determine autonomic function. METHODS/DESIGN: We intend to recruit 500 prevalent dialysis patients in...
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