Nicotinic Acid as a Phosphate-lowering Agent in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Single-center Prospective Study

Background Hyperphosphatemia increases the risk of mortality and morbidity in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In addition to dietary restriction and renal replacement therapy, phosphorus-binding agents are the mainstay of treatment. While the use of calcium-containing binders has certa...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Khalid, Syed A, Inayat, Faisal, Tahir, Muhammad K, Younus, Aamna, Ahmad, Hafiz Ijaz, Bokhari, Syed Rizwan A, Yaqoob, Usman
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2019
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Internal Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599467/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31281749
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4566
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