Normalization of hemoglobin in patients with CKD may cause harm: but what is the mechanism?

Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Oct;52(4):642-4. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.001.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / complications
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / drug therapy
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / prevention & control
  • Chronic Disease
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Hematinics / therapeutic use
  • Hemoglobins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Iron / therapeutic use
  • Iron Deficiencies
  • Kidney Diseases / metabolism*
  • Kidney Diseases / mortality*
  • Kidney Diseases / therapy
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Thrombocytosis / complications
  • Thrombocytosis / etiology

Substances

  • Hematinics
  • Hemoglobins
  • Iron