Circulating fetuin-A predicts early mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess whether low serum levels of fetuin-A are potential biochemical predictor of early and/or late survival in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Keywords

• Hemodialysis
• Mortality
• Risk factors
• Prognosis
• Biochemical markers
• Fetuin-A